[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

This is an outrage. The government knows what is going on and does very little or nothing about it. The organizations trying to assist illegal aliens constantly spread disinformation. If the agency sent out 950,000 letters last year "...each listing as many as 500 bad numbers...." then a lot more than 5.3 million illegal immigrants are working in jobs they are not supposed to have, my dear friends at the Pew Hispanic Center. You're lying and you know it.

If 950,000 letters were sent out with an average of, say, 20 individuals per letter not matching up...you would have 19 MILLION individuals suspected as illegal immigrants...and the number is, in my opinion, double that. If ONE company had more than 30% of its work force not matching up (Blyth and PartyLite of Batavia, Illinois) then that is probably the norm at many such companies. It was at the one I worked at in Tennessee. About 60% of our workforce was illegal aliens. Also, if one were to chart the increase in the Suspense File size as mentioned in the article...it is skyrocketing up because of the INCREASING number of illegal aliens coming in.

Companies are doing this on purpose to make a quick buck; the government knows this is going and and does NOTHING about it. What a joke. And, to boot, no wonder the University of Illinois led this study. Can anyone guess why? Duh. It is beyond my comprehension why this massive invasion of our country, economy, society, etc. is being allowed to take place except for pure greed and desire for power by those who would be supported by such a demographic. If these illegal immigrants are allowed to have "valid Social Security" numbers then citizenship will suddenly be worthless. And, if nothing is done and soon, it will NEVER be corrected.

The Social Security Administration is well aware of the scope of the problem, but will not cooperate with other agencies to find a resolution. They are being told to be noncooperative by politicians who hope to profit by all of this and they have to respond as the politicians involved are VERY powerful. What a sad situation to have to watch in helpless rage.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Source: The Wall Street Journal. Friday, November 28, 2003. Page A7

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Correctamundo. IMO, the "unmatched" payments should be distributed to the states that are shouldering the burden of illegal immigrant medical services. Of couse, this will never happen. Establishment Dims and Pubs love illegal immigration. The fact that WE THE PEOPLE have to pay the tab? Well, screw us.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

FYI

[ladyinred]

I had a problem with my number. When I remarried 14 years ago, I sent in my change of name to SS. They never sent me a new card with my new last name. I called and they said not to worry, I could go by any name I wished as long as I wasn't doing it to defraud anyone, so since I still didn't get a new card, I forgot all about it.

This year I suddenly got a letter from the IRS. They had refused my personal deduction. The DMV wouldn't issue me my new Drivers License. I had to straighten it out. So it isn't all about illegal aliens!

[mtbopfuyn]

Ok, that does it. I'm all for us being in Iraq and Afghanistan but surely we can bring home some troops from elsewhere to shore up our borders. Mr. Bush, build us a wall.

[BJungNan]

Don't ask any of us what should be done with the money or how to deal with the problem. You already know what all of us think and it is not going to be the solution the government will come up with.

They are not in the business of common sense and doing the right/correct thing.

[BenLurkin]

". . .but the problem is unlikely to be resolved without enactment of some kind of legislation allowing illegal immigrants to gain access to their Social Security contributions . . ." NO ------- WAY! This is NOT a problem. Farm the money back to citizens who have paid in social security. This is a no brainer for everyone except the traitorous pukes in Washington D. C.

[Mike Darancette]

S/S should set up a web page where employers can verify a S/S number to a name.

[gubamyster]

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[HiTech RedNeck]

Give them their money back with a smile, then set them into the queue that every other prospective immigrant has to wait in whilst in their home country or on visa.

[texastoo]

I agree that this is an outrage. Yes, I think the government has lied about the number of illegals in the country. There is too much Spanish for the numbers to be 20 or 30 million out a 270 million population.

This is probably the start of getting social security coverage in Mexico. This is Bush's plan.

The citizens of California have been allowed to voice their opinions twice, Prop 187 and the recall. Arizona will also voice their opinion. The problem is that most states don't have recall and citizens initiatives in their constitution.

The only way the rest of us have to object to this monstrosity invasion is writing and calling our reps. Americans who object are all being ignored. We get replies via form letters.

[AmericaUnited]

Be happy! We now have 374 billion to give back to the LEGAL taxpayers as a tax cut!

[FITZ]

"They must know that the information will never be corrected until they give us valid Social Security numbers," said one illegal immigrant quoted in the report.

Those committing felony document fraud should never hope to profit in any way from their crime by receiving Social Security checks. Those working by raking leaves for cash are a more benign type than those using and dealing in stolen documents and identity theft. Anyone caught presenting a stolen Social Security number should be deported immediately and barred from legal entry or legal immigration forever.

[DumpsterDiver]

What a sad situation to have to watch in helpless rage.

Do you ever get the feelng that one of these days you are going to blow a gasket?

[I_be_tc]

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