Mr. Speaker. under current law. noncitizens who have worked in the United States may retire. go home. marry. have children. and still receive social security benefits. The wife and children are eligible for full widows and survivors benefits after the aliens deatheven though the survivors never have. and probably never will. set foot in this country. Let me give you an example of the type of abuse that the current regulations allow: In the Philippines it is not uncommon for a Filipino to return to his country upon retirement and marry a young woman to care for him in later years.
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Generalization about immigrants marrying young women in their home countries to exploit social security benefits.