There was an amendment put forth on the Senate's illegal immigration that would have prevented "guest workers" from collecting Social Security benefits for payments made into the system while they were working illegally. The amendment was defeated, and guest workers can collect those benefits.

To get a job and pay into the Social Security system, you need to have a Social Security number. To get a valid SSN an immigrant is required to:

Complete an Application For A Social Security Card (Form SS-5); and

Show us documents proving:

Immigration status;

Work eligibility;

Age; and

Identity.

Take your completed application and documents to your local Social Security office

Anyone age 12 or older requesting an original Social Security number card must appear for an interview at a Social Security office.

So unless you can prove you're a legal immigrant, you're not getting a SSN that way. Your only option at that point is to commit fraud and/or identity theft. Most likely you will be paying someone to provide you with fraudulent documents to use to get a SSN or you will just buy a number that was most likely stolen.

And what do the solons of the US Senate think should happen to those who commit fraud and identity theft? Why they should be paid their ill gotten gains with a gvernment check.

So according to the Senate you can break the law by coming into the country illegally; commit fraud and/or identity theft; illegally secure employment using fraudulent documents; and when you retire the government will send you a check. But whatever you do, don't call it amnesty.

And just as the icing on the cake, take a guess as to who lead the charge to allow illegal immigrants to claim the proceeds of their crimes. None other than John McCain.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 10:03 AM | No Comments | Add Comment