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How hard is it to get a black market green card in San Francisco?
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | April 5, 2010 | Harmon Leon

Posted on 04/07/2010 8:49:39 AM PDT by AuntB

My quest for the American dream has taken me to the Mission District.... I've recruited a Mexican friend of mine to help with translation ...

... a Latino guy stands in front of a clothing store two doors down from the passport-photo place, my friend suddenly hears him say to a passing Latino man, "Micas? Micas?" (Street slang for "green card.")

My black-market ambassador gives a familiar nod to the store's proprietor; after all, he brings in a fresh supply of regular, steady customers. I learn the black market prices go as such:

-$25: fake green card

-$25: fake social security card

-$10: real passport photo (for a fake green card)

"Is it okay to get just the green card, eh?" I ask in fabricated Canadian accent.

"No business!" my black-market ambassador coldly snaps. Due to the risk it must all be a package deal; you can't just buy one fake government identification card.

I bet within these circles I could easily buy someone's kidney!

Uncut, blank, phony document stock smuggled in from Mexico; a scanner; typewriter, laminator, and cutting board are the tools of the document forger. A phony Social Security card's foundation paper.... The result provides any new or immigrant (or terrorist) the documentation needed.

... noticing that in front of every passport or photo place two guys occasionally throw out, "Micas? Micas?

.... yet another guy in front exclaims, "Micas? Micas?" like it's the most natural thing in the world.

My green card reads, RESIDENT ALIEN, PERSON IDENTIFIED BY THIS CARD IS ENTITLED TO RESIDE PERMANENTLY AND WORK IN THE U.S. What people in other countries dream of and have suffered for, I just obtained effortlessly for fifty dollars ...

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: aliens; documentfraud; greencard; immigration
Interesting article on how easy and frequently this is done.
1 posted on 04/07/2010 8:49:39 AM PDT by AuntB
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To: AuntB

How hard is it to get a black market green card in San Francisco?..............Easier than finding a straight conservative man.............


2 posted on 04/07/2010 8:50:44 AM PDT by Red Badger (Education makes people easy to lead, difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.)
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To: Red Badger

The question is..how good is E-Verify at identifying fake SSCard numbers?


3 posted on 04/07/2010 8:53:40 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..

Ping!


4 posted on 04/07/2010 8:54:49 AM PDT by HiJinx (Angels are found where you least expect them; let them comfort you.)
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To: AuntB
I married a Filipina woman March 16.

The process to get her here was encumbered with lots of documentation from the two of us and a fair amount of money.

Her SS card, legitimately applied for, is going to take 6 wks at best .. 6 months at worst.

The permanent residency and green card is another more than $1,000.00 and more documentation.

There are other processes we will go through for the next 3-5 years before she can be a citizen.

5 posted on 04/07/2010 8:57:55 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: MamaDearest; SwinneySwitch; happygrl; La Lydia; stephenjohnbanker; pissant; HiJinx; Envisioning; ...
Just THAT easy!

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Let me know f you want on or off this illegal alien ping list.

6 posted on 04/07/2010 8:58:01 AM PDT by AuntB (WE are NOT a nation of immigrants! We're a nation of Americans! http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/)
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To: AuntB
"How about a Blockbuster membership?"

LOL

7 posted on 04/07/2010 8:59:08 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Oldexpat

The question is..how good is E-Verify at identifying fake SSCard numbers?


If the name and number AS A COMBINATION don’t match what is in the SSN database, it’s a fake.

It’s really that simple. We could root out 80% of illegals with that one check. We don’t because we really don’t want to solve the problem.


8 posted on 04/07/2010 8:59:31 AM PDT by Brookhaven (The next step for the Tea Party--The Conservative Hand--is available at Amazon.com)
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To: knarf

Congratulations, Knarf! The worst part of this mess is what legitimate immigrants have to go through as opposed to how easy it is for illegal aliens.


9 posted on 04/07/2010 8:59:33 AM PDT by AuntB (WE are NOT a nation of immigrants! We're a nation of Americans! http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/)
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To: AuntB

“My green card reads, RESIDENT ALIEN, PERSON IDENTIFIED BY THIS CARD IS ENTITLED TO RESIDE PERMANENTLY AND WORK IN THE U.S. What people in other countries dream of and have suffered for, I just obtained effortlessly for fifty dollars ...”

Makes you sick.


10 posted on 04/07/2010 9:01:33 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops....and vote out the RINOS!)
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To: Oldexpat

“The question is..how good is E-Verify at identifying fake SSCard numbers?”

Almost foolproof.


11 posted on 04/07/2010 9:03:16 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops....and vote out the RINOS!)
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To: AuntB
Thanx .. I have a whole duffle bag of immigrant/alien ideas.

My father emmigrated from Quebec to Boston in 1900something ... so happy to be a white man in America, though he spoke fluently (as witnessed every two or three years when some aunt or another would show up on a visit .. ) , never spoke French in the home.

Canada was never referred to and I learned about my heritage only in later years, pulling hen's teeth.

12 posted on 04/07/2010 9:10:28 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: Drango; All

“”How about a Blockbuster membership?”

LOL “

Nah...those are more difficult to get than instant legalization. Do remember everyone, ‘legal residents’ are allowed to vote in many local elections.

Retain green card - Useful tips for permanent residents
This document describes the legal ways to maintain your green card in the .... Permanent residents can vote only in local and state elections that do NOT ...
www.immihelp.com/greencard/retain-greencard.html


13 posted on 04/07/2010 9:14:35 AM PDT by AuntB (WE are NOT a nation of immigrants! We're a nation of Americans! http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/)
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To: AuntB

Hello AuntB tell me about it. I’m a Notary. I see illegal cards all the time.


14 posted on 04/07/2010 9:25:46 AM PDT by abigail2
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To: no one in particular
Micas?

When you see it you'll schist brix?

15 posted on 04/07/2010 9:35:04 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 440 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: abigail2

“Hello AuntB tell me about it. I’m a Notary. I see illegal cards all the time.”

What can you do when you see them? I like to hear more about it.


16 posted on 04/07/2010 9:35:40 AM PDT by AuntB (WE are NOT a nation of immigrants! We're a nation of Americans! http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/)
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To: AuntB

It is infrequently mentioned by Amnesty Whores like Juan McCain and Lindsey Graham, but the failure of the government to enforce the border or workplace laws has enabled and nurtured the multi-billion dollar document forgery, identity theft, and people smuggling industries.


17 posted on 04/07/2010 10:42:57 AM PDT by spodefly (This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
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To: Red Badger
How hard is it to get a black market green card in San Francisco?..............Easier than finding a straight conservative man.............
18 posted on 04/07/2010 11:05:35 AM PDT by JimRed (To water the Tree of Liberty is to excise a cancer before it kills us. TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: AuntB

I have ways to tell some of the fakes. If you put a black light on CA DL you can see the CA flag (on some credit cards too). When I see them I just tell them I can’t do it. Alot of time they will just give me an expired DL and expect me to over look it. Or a Matricula card. If anything looks suspicious I just tell them I can’t do it. Ive had people get really mad and threaten me, but I lived to tell about it.


19 posted on 04/07/2010 11:56:07 AM PDT by abigail2
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To: Oldexpat
The question is..how good is E-Verify at identifying fake SSCard numbers?

"The system transmits, in a secure manner, the new hire’s SSN, name, and date of birth to SSA to verify that data against the information recorded in its NUMIDENT database"

It identifies mismatches of SSN and name/DOB. In other words it will miss complete identity theft, i.e. stealing name, SSN, and DOB. I don't know how often complete ID theft occurs vs stealing just the SSN.

E-Verify
20 posted on 04/07/2010 12:05:24 PM PDT by algernonpj (He who pays the piper . . .)
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