Posted on 03/25/2005 8:46:21 AM PST by txdoda
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Last year someone who had used my SSN died. Since then my military retirement, my military disability, my health insurance and homeowners insurance were all cancelled because of my "death". It's still not straightened out after almost nine months. Fortunately it doesn't appear that the person ever applied for any credit cards or loans. I had no idea that they were using my SSN until the problems started popping up.
The guy swore and got upset. He bought a SS# from someone and is now paying that person's child support. He has to work two days a week extra just to break even.
The author is too young and naive today but someday this will come back to haunt her.
I hope.
I also had someone use my number. She didn't apply for credit and thank God she didn't die and screw me even more. She used my driving record and I ended up having my drivers license suspended twice for things I knew nothing about.She was arrested on numerous felony warrants, including stealing my identity but those charges were dropped in a plea bargain.
This whole extended family sounds like a criminal enterprise. Round them up, ship the illegals back, strip the legals of their green card or citizenship for conspiracy against The United States and ship them back as well.
Ya know, I believe CA has raised their min. wage to over 7 bucks an hr....
by creating jobs with living wages that allow people to do more than just survive. "
Wonder how many billions in remittances leave CA every year ?? Yet here we have a legal whining for jobs that pay 'livable wages' for the illegals.
Maybe if enough criminal legals start *lending* out their SS#'s, they'll help put the phony document criminals out of business.
Yikes, what a mess.....too bad gov't didn't make it *mandatory* for employers to verify SS#'s. It would sure stop alot of this ever rising 'identity theft' crime.
I guess when they catch up with this *legal, lending out her SS#, she can just *claim* identity theft. That way she can avoid deportation & prosecution.
I hope.
She *claims * to be 24, but if she's an example of our future citizens, we're in alot of trouble.
That's what I thought too.....& don't forget the 'friends' who *borrow SS#'s, for other 'friends'.
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Here's one you can laugh & cry about.
Here's one you can laugh & cry about.
How right you are. You know, I don't think we've really touched on this aspect of illegal immigration before. I know, there have been discussions about SS#s and rarely about what happens when the duplications are discovered, but...
Identity Theft is touted today as one the most prevalent and financially destructive crimes going. What percent of this crime can be traced back to illegal immigration?
More of the unintended consequences our President doesn't seem to understand.
IDENTITY THEFT: Blank licenses stolen from DMV
DMV Burglarized in North Las Vegas
Thieves Smash Into Nevada DMV Office, Take Blank Licenses
They do. All they are required to do is verify that the name matches the number. They can choose to go further but they must have some evidence of fraud. They can't question it without some substantial evidence. If they do they are open to a discrimination suit. All this according to our HR guy.
They do. All they are required to do is verify that the name matches the number.>>>>>
Has it been changed ??? Last I heard this was still a "voluntary" program for employers.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1037329/posts
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President Bush signs workplace verification bill to prevent hiring of illegal Aliens
S. 1685, the Basic Pilot Extension Act of 2003, was signed by President Bush on December 3, 2003.
It will extend for five years the workplace employment eligibility authorization pilot programs created in 1996. It will also expand the pilot programs from the original five states to all 50 states. Thus, all employers in the United States will have the option of participating, although the program would remain voluntary.
This program is an important component of preventing illegal aliens from taking jobs from those who have the legal right to work in this country.
How it works: By December of 2004, every business in America will have a nearly sure-fire way to verify if a new employee is an illegal alien or has the right to work in America.
Most importantly, no business in America will have an excuse for hiring illegals.
Right now , the job of trying to figure out if the ID shown by a new employee is a counterfeit or not is just daunting. That is sometimes a legitimate excuse and sometimes a smokescreen for why so many businesses have illegal aliens working for them. But with the new system, businesses merely use existing documents (social security cards and alien identification cards) and existing databases (SSA and BCIS databases) to verify employment eligibility. An employer using the system simply calls an 800 number, provides the name and the Social Security number or the alien ID number, as presented by the new hire, and then he receives either a confirmation indicating that the worker is authorized to work in the US or a tentative non-confirmation if the number and name provided do not match SSA or BCIS data. In the case of a tentative non-confirmation, the new hire has the right to contact SSA or BCIS and try to fix the problem BEFORE the employer may fire the new hire.
But the program is voluntary. The rotten, exploitative, unpatriotic businesses will still tend to keep hire illegal aliens or just not participate in the verification system.
Yes. The place would simlpy fall apart without her.
The corollary to the 'jobs American's won't do' myth.
See the link in # 18 re: the 'Workplace Verification Bill'.
This was passed as a voluntary program for employers to use, & I believe it still is.
Had our *lawmakers* made this *mandatory it would be very easy to catch & FINE many illegal employers....& also curb much Identity Theft.
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