Social Security Act

The investigation comes after President Trump signed a presidential memorandum on April 15 to stop immigrants lacking documentation from obtaining Social Security Act benefits in what he called a bid to stop incentivizing illegal immigration and protect taxpayer dollars.

These staggering numbers, along with the realities of the Great Depression, led to President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act of 1935 into law.

He claimed to have reviewed the 1935 congressional hearings on the pending Social Security Act and “never found the word ‘retirement’ in any of the early beginnings of the construction of Social Security.”

While insurance was kept out of the final draft of what would become the 1935 Social Security Act, due to opposition from the American Medical Association, Parran’s advocacy won an increase federal funding for state and local health departments.

"The challenge is that the Social Security Act doesn’t automatically review prior marriages to determine eligibility, and now, the responsibility lies with the individual to know the rules and present the necessary documentation and proof," he said.