Is the administration really this harebrained? (Hint: The correct answer is "Absolutely.")

While Alan Greenspan is telling us that we're going to have to cut benefits and raise the qualifying age for Social Security payments to Americans, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is setting up Social Security for illegal aliens.

You read that right: the SSA wants to pay social security to illegal aliens.

I'll let Republican Dana Rohrbacher, a senior member of the House International Relations Committee, tell it:

The federal government is thinking about giving away Social Security benefits to illegal aliens.

Various interest groups are pushing for the Social Security Administration to sign a "Totalization Agreement" with Mexico that would entitle illegal aliens to Social Security benefits. With Social Security and Medicare in crisis, this is so irresponsible it takes the breath away.

Congress must act, and act now. I have introduced legislation, H.R. 1631, that would forbid any Social Security credits for illegal aliens or work in violation of the terms of a visa. This would emphatically not affect those who have a legal right to work, such as legal permanent residents or those who have valid work visas.

Estimates vary, but even the lowest figures show adding illegal aliens to the Social Security rolls will cost the Social Security Trust Fund billions and billions of dollars. Seniors should ask why anyone would want to give those dollars to illegal aliens, draining funds available for Social Security and Medicare benefits, and reward those who break the law.

Joel Mowbray, who writes for The National Review and The Washington Times has a very disturbing article (Social Security Heading South of the Border) on this issue. It should send a chill through the heart of anyone concerned about the solvency of Social Security. [No Social Security for Illegal Aliens]

Driver's licenses and health care (that is shutting down hospitals in Southern California) for illegal aliens were bad enough, but this is insanity.

Write and tell your House Representative that HR 1631 should be supported.