Session #97 · 1981–83

Speech #970235920

Mr. President. I was shocked when I learned that almost $1 billion each year in social security benefits are going to illegal aliens and foreign nationals. This loophole in the social security system is inexcusable at a time when the system is straining to meet its commitments to the millions of elderly Americans who have worked hard to earn their benefits. It is unbelievable that. at the present time. there are more than 300.000 persons living abroad in more than 60 countries who receive $962 million annually in social security benefits. 70 percent of these recipients are not American citizens.
Keywords matched
illegal aliens

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
HOWELL HEFLIN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
AL
Gender
M
Date
1982-09-17
Speech ID
970235920
Paragraph
#0
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