Ensign Amendment Killed in Senate

The days of the U.S. are numbered. We're not going to be defeated by Jihadists, we're going to be ripped apart from within by our own leadership, colonized and renamed North Mexico. Ok, admittedly it might not happen exactly like this, but Congress and the Bush Administration sure seem to have it in for the U.S. as we know it. It's no wonder the rest of the world has lost respect for us; we can't even decide if we should enforce our own laws.

The U.S. Senate blocked an effort on Thursday to limit Social Security benefits for illegal immigrants who would become permanent residents under a sweeping immigration overhaul being debated by lawmakers.

The Senate also killed an amendment offered by Sen. John Ensign, a Nevada Republican, that would have prevented immigrants who legalize their status from getting Social Security credit for work while they were illegal.

"Social Security was not intended for people who entered our country illegally," Ensign said.

Senator Ted Kennedy responded by saying:

"Their money sits in the Social Security Administration waiting to be matched with an eligible beneficiary, and once those workers establish the eligibility, how in all fairness can we deny them the credit for their past contributions?"

Because they are not here legally, Ted, and are using someone else's STOLEN Social Security number. Though I must admit, I'm not shocked that you don't seem to understand or care about those minor details. My God, the audacity of liberalism is a sight to behold.

John Hinderaker of Power Line adds:

"But, as Senator Ensign pointed out, illegals often misappropriate other people's social security numbers, which has caused nightmarish problems for many citizens whose Social Security work records have been confused or even deleted entirely.

Yesterday there was a lot of discussion...about whether it is fair to say that the Senate bill provides "amnesty" for illegal aliens. (John McCain's "Call it a banana" was one of the low points of that debate.) Under the Senate bill, illegals will get Social Security credit for contributions made when they were working in violation of the law, resulting, in many instances, in their receiving benefits that far exceed those contributions. In view of that fact, it's hard to see how the "amnesty" label can be considered inappropriate."

Mary Katharine Ham weighs in:

"But here's the substance of the debate-- Should ILLEGAL immigrants, once made legal by the McCain legislation, be entitled to receive the Social Security benefits they have paid into the system while ILLEGALLY using FRAUDULENT Social Security numbers STOLEN from actual, legal citizens of the United States of America.

The fact that this is even up for debate is just beyond insane. Everyone knows we will never have enough Social Security funds to serve, you know, actual citizens.

Every single one of those senators knows that, and they're debating whether we should extend such non-existent, unsustainable, budget-busting, generation-saddling benefits to millions of people who fraudulently entered the system by stealing the identities (and sometimes ruining the credit) of legal Americans?!?"

Call your congressman. Now.

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