Illegal immigrants used Pilfered Social Security numbers

[Common]

Last week, a House Ways and Means subcommittee heard testimony from the Social Security Administration acting commissioner about the widespread and ongoing theft of Social Security numbers (SSNs)from the American public. Despite its pervasiveness, the illegal alien side of the problem is rarely raised by the media or in Congress. Illegal immigration in general wasn’t mentioned at all during the May 17 hearing. And when the media does cover it, it’s commonly used as a rallying cry to support mass amnesty — the claim being that “illegal aliens pay into the system” and, therefore, “are as American as you and me.”


In 2013, the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Chief Actuary estimated that more than 40 percent of all illegal aliens working in the U.S. were doing so using fake or stolen SSNs. Elsewhere, the office has put the figure as high as 75 percent. And the crime is as serious as it is widespread. By getting tied to bad credit or unreported income out of the blue, the victim can become falsely frozen out of his Social Security benefits or face audits from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The impact takes years and thousands of dollars, on average, for the victim to reconcile.

The most vulnerable targets for SSN theft are children. Because children generally don’t use their SSNs until they turn 18, the crime can go undetected for years, meaning they’re prime targets for black-market operators. One study by Carnegie Mellon University estimated U.S. children are 51 times more likely to have their SSNs stolen than adults.


I’ve previously reported how the Obama administration modified the application for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to require applying illegal aliens to report only any Social Security number issued to them personally, instead of all Social Security numbers they’ve ever used, which would be confessing to a felony. Even less reported is the Social Security Administration’s policy of not only giving DACA aliens credit for the taxes they’ve paid into Social

Security after their enrollment, but also crediting them with the Social Security taxes paid in before they enrolled. That is, DACA aliens get to keep the benefits tied to wages earned unlawfully in the U.S. — benefits earned while using a Social Security Number that is fake or stolen (and, again, mostly likely from American children).


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[DGUtley]

This must be a Republican lie. It has to be. All of those nice, cute women and children wouldn't do such a thing.

[Abby08]

But, seriously, why does that come as a surprise? A lot of people already knew illegals can/do receive benefits by using fake/stolen SS numbers.

It's the illegal loving liberal left, who still can't/won't believe/admit it.

[Abby08]

This must be a Republican lie. It has to be. All of those nice, cute women and children wouldn't do such a thing.

It's the same lie Republicans tell about all of those cute, innocent, women and children refugees.

[Ransom]

Many of them cross illegally....and then use a pilfered SS number gaming our system....and yet....they're victims. Asylum seekers. Dreamers.

And many politicians seeking voted dismiss these facts and claim everyone crossing the border is granted Constitutional rights.

[Peter1469]

We need to stop using the social security number as the key for so many applications. It is the ID number for one thing: social security. The laziness that we see with the abuse of the SSN is the cause of much of identity thief problem.

[Ethereal]

Not that I approve of people misappropriating social security numbers, but this is only possible because social security numbers exist in the first place. And as Pete noted, social security numbers are used far too much for purposes of identification and verification.

Just another example of government blundering hurting millions of people.

[Mister D]

The Treasury Department admits that immigrants claim billions in tax credits they are not entitled to every year but they simply don't care.

[Common]

The truth is that the mainstream liberal media NEVER tells us the truth whenever its against a democrat agenda item or it would put something liberals are for in a bad light.

If you go out and "seek" the truth the hurt that illegal immigrants puts on us is immeasurable, financially and taking away from American Citizens, lower end workers and even taking resources that could go to help veterans and the homeless.

I will be against illegal immigration till I take my last breath, or there isnt a single homeless american or an unemployed american that wants to work

I said "ILLEGAL immigration, I will always be for legal immigration and immigrants coming to the USA in the right way.

[Don]

We need to put an end to the "born on our soil makes you a citizen." We need to build the wall where it is needed and put more people and technology on the border. We need to do like Canada does and deport illegals when we come in contact with them. If they go to an emergency room treat and deport. Sanction Mexico for allowing people to cross their country to get here. I heard all 4 candidates for president in Mexico have advocated assisting Central Americans get to our border. And finally the biggest problem, we need to force Congress to come up with and pass laws on immigration that actually help America and put some teeth into dealing with illegals and people who overstay their visas. No more catch and release. Maybe we might even consider having a short training program for illegals. If the countries they are fleeing from aren't free we could teach them how to use an AR-15 and then give them one with 500 rounds of ammo and tell them to go make their country free.