United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-09-11 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-1035T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1035T P0b002ee180395af0 f:d031035t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1035T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1035T GAO-03-1035T Alien labor Cost analysis Cost control Dependents Federal social security programs Illegal aliens International agreements Resident aliens Social security benefits Social security taxes Policies and procedures Mexico Testimony A08421 Totalization agreements foster international commerce and protect benefits for persons who have worked in foreign countries. They eliminate dual social security taxes that multinational employers and their employees pay when they operate and reside in countries with parallel social security systems and fill gaps in benefit protection for persons who have worked in different countries. Because Mexicans are believed to represent a large share of the millions of unauthorized workers present in the United States, a totalization agreement with Mexico has raised concerns that they would become newly eligible for social security benefits. To shed light on the possible impacts, this testimony (1) describes the Social Security Administration's (SSA) processes for developing the agreement with Mexico, (2) explains how the agreement might affect the payment of benefits to Mexican citizens, and (3) assesses the cost estimate for such an agreement. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1035T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1035T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1035T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1035T.pdf GAO-03-1035T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1035T Testimony GAO-03-1035T; Social Security: Proposed Totalization Agreement with Mexico Presents Unique Challenges; Alien labor Cost analysis Cost control Dependents Federal social security programs Illegal aliens International agreements Resident aliens Social security benefits Social security taxes Policies and procedures Mexico