U.S. Social Security Pact with Mexico Faces Trouble
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In an early test of strength over  President Bush's immigration reform agenda, some conservatives  and seniors organizations are campaigning to block  implementation of a U.S.-Mexico pact on Social Security.
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Republicans and Democrats struggled Wednesday over the final details of an elusive deal that would grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. and fortify the border
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A decade after President Bill  Clinton's ambitious scheme to overhaul U.S. health care turned  into a political debacle, some are wondering whether President  Bush's Social Security plan could go the same way.
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A federal law that requires people to supply their Social Security number when applying for a marriage license has forced thousands of couples around the country, particularly illegal immigrants, to put their wedding plans on hold.
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The nation's 47 million Social Security recipients got a bit of good news yesterday: their checks next year will increase 2.7 percent, or an average of $25 thanks to the program's annual cost-of-living adjustment. But looking further into the future, the news is less encouraging. A trio of forces -- higher taxes, rising medical costs, and a mandated increase in ...
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Thousands of mistaken refunds point to a strained relationship between the Social Security and Medicare programs.
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President George W. Bush&#39;s bid to restructure Social Security and make tax cuts permanent competed with budget and trade deficit concerns during a two-day conference of economists and executives that began today.
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A broad bipartisan immigration deal was threatened Tuesday as the Senate prepared to vote on a Republican proposal to make it harder for millions of illegal immigrants to qualify for green cards.
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The unpopular Iraq war has turned Mexicans against the United States, but analysts and officials say Mexico's interests might still be best served by four more years with George W. Bush in the White House.
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The Bush administration and New York cut a deal Saturday to create a new generation of super-secure driver's licenses for U.S. citizens, but also allow illegal immigrants to get a version.
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There's one thing I think we can all agree on when it comes to President's Bush's proposal to set up personal investment accounts as part of the Social Security program: As the saying goes, the devil is in the details and the details are woefully lacking.
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Mexico's government plans sweeping  reforms to end rampant human rights violations, but experts  complain the plan lacks the teeth to stop police torture and  other abuses.
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Mexico pleaded with President Bush on Monday to veto a Senate proposal to build a new fence to keep illegal immigrants out, saying it could backfire by making the border more dangerous.
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Revamping U.S. immigration laws to  let more Mexicans work legally in the United States is a high  priority, Secretary of State Colin Powell said, although a  skeptical Congress could still block the plan.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Friday conceded that chances were slim for agreeing on a way to reform Social Security financing but said he would keep trying to find bipartisan support for it.
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President's plan to overhaul Social Security reflects bigger fight of free market vs. safety net.
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Mexico and four Central American nations condemned the U.S plan to build hundreds of miles of triple-layered fencing on its southern border, saying it would not stop illegal immigration.