[WildHighlander57]

“.....a few Freepers are demanding I explain Obama’s motivation for applying for a SSN in 1977 and not 1972.....”

Not asking for o’s motivation, just pointing out the discrepancy in the timeline and debunking the “federal foster care” THEORY.

1971/72 is when SSN’s were REQUIRED for people receiving ANY FEDERAL FUNDS.

1977 is when the SSN was OBTAINED.

[SvenMagnussen]

"1971/72 is when SSN’s were REQUIRED for people receiving ANY FEDERAL FUNDS.

1977 is when the SSN was OBTAINED." ____________________________________________________________ School children were exempt from the requirement.

The provision directs the Secretary to issue social security numbers to (1) aliens at the time of their adinission for permanent residence and aliens at the time they are admitted temporarily with permission to work or at the time their status is changed to permit them to work; (2) any individual who applies for or receives benefits under any Federal or federally subsidized program, and (3) any individual who could have been but was not assigned a number under the categories listed above. The Secretary is authorized, but not directed to issue social security numbers to schoolchildren and to preschool children upon request by the parents or guardians. In addition, the Secretary is required to establish the age, citizenship, alien status, and identity of all applicants for social security numbers.

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/history/1972amend.html