[Happy2BMe]

American Social Security Numbers are a "very popular" with our visitors who only want to come here to "work."

[azhenfud]

Why can't socialist security cards be swipable like credit cards and a system put in place for immediate verification?

[Glenn]

Just how incompetent does a government have to get before you can fire it?

[blau993]

Wait a second. Her purse and credit cards were stolen by an illegal immigrant. The credit cards were used. That's larceny, which, last time I checked, is a felony. Now the person is using the Social Security number at a place of employment. As in, DUH, WE NOW KNOW WHERE THIS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT/FELON IS WORKING!

Why is this upstanding character not (a) in jail or (b) deported?

[2banana]

Note to all freepers.

About the best thing you can do today is to put a "fraud alert" on all your credit history accounts BEFORE anything happens. This way, in theory, all new accounts have to be verified before opened (so if you lose your wallet you are ahead of the game). Also, go through your wallet and purse. Keep just the minimal amount of ID and credit cards and write down the account information and store in a safe place. Make sure under no conditions that your SS number is in your wallet/purse.

[spectre]

Once upon a time...there was this guy who owned a Pet Pig...

nevermind...:~)

sw

[lewislynn]

My friend went to apply for unemployment only to be told he was already getting unemployment.

[Wheee The People]

The primary opposition to identifying illegal immigrants with a social security card has come from conservatives who object to turning the SS number into a national identity card.

[autoresponder]

This looks like a ripe opportunity for an "America's Most Wanted" style TV show.

ID the felons with photos, documents, undercover surveillance.

Broadcast them on TV.

The victim should be instantly give a new SSN and full credit and the old SSN voided.

The "swipe card" is a great idea; fake (dupicate) card to be confiscated by any government employee.

Minimum federal prison sentence should be 5 years with zero early parole; 2nd offense should be 10 years eith zero early parole.

All of the offending felons assets should be confiscated and all of the criminals SS benefits awarded to the innocent victim of SSN ID theft.

All convicted of SS ID theft would have all SSA, SSI, and SS benefits disqualified for life.

All state and city benefits would be disqualified for life.

All private pensions and assets would be confiscated.

SS cards should all have photo IDs.

DMV licenses have had photos for years and many bank cards also.

This needs a big push on your Rep and two Senators and quick Task Force action.

This must be a federal felony; states and cities should be required to participate or lose federal funding.

Not enough "squeaky wheels" out there.

A substantial reward should be given to those reporting such SSN ID theft.

I will not say what I would do if this happened to me or my family and the government refused to effectively track, arrest, charge, indict, and convict the felon.

Let your mind wander; one vague phone call or email would do it.

It will require a co-ordinated effort by honest US citizens.

[Bikers4Bush]

If a loved one passes away you need to check and make sure their SS is not being used as well.

As odd as it may sound it takes a significant amount of time for the fact that the SS being used belonged to someone who has died shows up on the radar.

[N. Theknow]

When my brother first moved to California he got his driver's license, looked at the number and asked the clerk why the state didn't just use the Social Security Number instead.

Her reply, "It wouldn't work in California, there are too many people."

[ought-six]

Gee, her SS card was stolen by an illegal alien and used by same to rip her off. But I thought these hard-working illegals were only doing the jobs Americans didn't want?

[sweetliberty]

I guess nobody told her that she is benefitting by havng this illegal immigrant here. She is doing a service to her country and providing a service by allowing an American employer to hire someone to do a job no American will do. She needs to sit down and shut up and be happy that HER money is giving someone else a chance at a better life. And not to worry, all that social security money will eventually be paid out....to Mexico. < /sarcasm >

[Smokin' Joe]

My old, original Social Security card says that the card is not for identification purposes. If that had been adhered to, we wouldn't have this problem today.

Funny that neither a concealed weapons permit nor driver's license were sufficient for employment identification, even though these had pictures on them; I had to produce a 40 year-old piece of paper with a signature which no longer looks like mine.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

The nerve of this pig! Complaining about the theft of her SS card. She apparently has not heard that "Our Diversity Is Our Strength!"

[MissAmericanPie]

Yes, and lookie at just how many of them there are.