Social Security for Mexico? (Insider Report).

"Pushed by the Mexican government, the Bush administration is working on a Social Security accord that would put tens of thousands of Mexicans onto the Social Security roster and send hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits south of the border," reported the December 19th Washington Post.

According to "Latino lobbyists" close to the Mexican government, Mexican President Vicente Fox "has been pushing President Bush to sign a Social Security agreement with Mexico as something of a consolation prize to make up for Bush's failure to pursue promised immigration reforms...." Mexican foreign ministry official Arturo Sarukhan explained that the proposed Social Security accord is intended "to deepen [Mexico's] relationship with the United States and improve the day-to-day lives of Mexicans."

In fact, the proposed measure is a dramatic example of crossborder "harmonization," in which the political and economic systems of the U.S. and Mexico are being blended together, thereby placing new burdens on already overburdened U.S. taxpayers.