Fraternity-Testvériség, 1956 (34. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1956-12-01 / 12. szám
10 FRATERNITY dren and crawl past Russian machine guns on their hands and knees to the Austrian border and freedom. No, we did not suggest any of these things, because no one would ask any human being to do what the Hungarians did. What the Hungarians did for us and the whole world was to give the lie to the faint-hearted, the cynical, the defeatists, of which the world has too many. They translated into terms that any child can understand the literal truth of the truths we live by. We believe in liberty; they died for it. We preach the unconquerability of the human spirit; they showed us what it means. We have often said that life lived half-slave and half-free is not worth living. Since October 23, with total disregard of the consequences, the Hungarians have echoed this in actions which have made gallantry virtually a commonplace. Thus they have obligated us. As we are all members of the human race, we are the better for what the Hungarians did. And we are the better, too, for saluting their valor, weeping for their suffering, and helping them in the best way we can — with food, clothing and asylum. It seems at best a meager repayment. QUESTIONS ABOUT IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION Question: I am planning to give up work and return to my native country abroad when I reach the age of 65. I have never become a citizen of the United States, and I would like to know whether I will be eligible to receive social security benefits if I live abroad. Answer: Everyone, whether he is an alien or a citizen, is eligible for social security benefits when he reaches 65 if he has worked a sufficient length of time on a job covered by the social security law (for information concerning job coverage and the length of time you must work to be eligible for social security benefits write to Social Security Administration, 330 Independence Avenue, S. W., Washington, D. C.). In general, these benefits will be paid whether a person is living inside or outside the United States. It should be noted, however, that social security payments are not being sent to persons residing in countries behind the Iron Curtain
