{"id":1533906,"date":"2025-05-03T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T19:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1533906"},"modified":"2025-05-03T15:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T19:40:00","slug":"we-dont-need-an-executive-order-to-bar-illegals-from-social-security-we-need-a-government-that-obeys-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/we-dont-need-an-executive-order-to-bar-illegals-from-social-security-we-need-a-government-that-obeys-the-law\/1533906\/","title":{"rendered":"We Don’t Need An Executive Order To Bar Illegals From Social Security – We Need A Government That Obeys The Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

We Don’t Need An Executive Order To Bar Illegals From Social Security – We Need A Government That Obeys The Law<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Maureen Steele via American Greatness,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

In what universe does it make sense that the President of the United States has to sign an executive order to stop illegal aliens from receiving Social Security benefits? That\u2019s not just an absurd headline\u2014it\u2019s a tragic indictment of how far this nation has strayed from the rule of law, common sense, and constitutional integrity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s get one thing straight: illegal immigrants are already barred from receiving Social Security benefits. Full stop. It\u2019s enshrined in federal law, constitutional precedent, and the very fabric of what it means to be a sovereign nation. Yet here we are, once again watching a president step in with a pen to \u201creaffirm\u201d what is already carved into stone.<\/p>\n

Under Section 1611 of the Social Security Act\u00a0(42 U.S.C. \u00a7 1382c)<\/a>, individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States are categorically ineligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) explicitly excludes most non-citizens from federal means-tested public benefits. And let\u2019s not forget\u00a08 U.S.C. \u00a7 1611<\/a>, which states unequivocally, \u201cNotwithstanding any other provision of law\u2026an alien who is not a qualified alien\u2026is not eligible for any Federal public benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Translation: They\u2019re already prohibited.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So why does Trump need to sign an executive order?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Because we are no longer a nation governed by laws\u2014we are a nation governed by selective enforcement, political cowardice, and bureaucratic betrayal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While illegals exploit the system through loopholes crafted by\u00a0activist judges<\/a>\u00a0and globalist legislators, hardworking Americans who\u2019ve paid into Social Security their entire lives are being told the well is running dry. They\u2019re mocked with headlines about \u201centitlement reform\u201d and threatened with benefit cuts, while watching their tax dollars fund services for people who have no legal right to be here.<\/p>\n

Let me say this plainly: illegal aliens should not be here. That\u2019s the real issue\u2014not whether they\u2019re tapping into Social Security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The fact that we have to publicly debate whether to let foreign nationals steal from a system built by and for American workers is the very definition of national rot.<\/p>\n

And let\u2019s talk about Social Security itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The system is broken\u2014not because of American retirees, but because of government theft, mismanagement, and legislative sleight of hand.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congress has raided the trust fund, spent it on everything from foreign wars to gender studies in Pakistan, and now pretends it\u2019s our fault there\u2019s a shortfall. The average American would be\u00a0better off putting that 6.2% payroll tax<\/a>\u00a0into a private investment fund and watching it grow rather than letting corrupt bureaucrats bleed it out into the black hole of government waste.<\/p>\n

You know what would truly protect Social Security? Not just an executive order. Mass deportations. A sealed border. A total shutdown of the welfare pipeline that flows to non-citizens, non-contributors, and non-patriots.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

That would protect American seniors. That would honor the American worker.<\/p>\n

And to those who think we need \u201cmore laws\u201d to fix this\u2014stop it. We don\u2019t need more laws. We need courage. We need leaders who enforce the laws already on the books. Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution guarantees every state in this union a republican form of government and protection against invasion. What do you call millions of illegal crossings per year if not an invasion?<\/p>\n

This is not about compassion.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about justice, sovereignty, and survival.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A nation that can\u2019t tell the difference between a citizen and a foreign intruder isn\u2019t a nation\u2014it\u2019s a playground for parasites.<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Trump\u2019s order may make a splash. It may draw cheers. But let\u2019s not lose sight of the bigger truth: the law is already clear. The Constitution already speaks. The betrayal is not in what\u2019s being signed but in what\u2019s being ignored.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t need more executive orders. We need a government that does its damn job.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSat, 05\/03\/2025 – 11:40<\/span><\/p>\n

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