Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $36,444
44%  
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  • Debit cards for immigrants (No SSN#? No Problemo! Get the Sigo card! Don't leave Mexico w/o it!)

    02/20/2007 9:37:32 AM PST · by NormsRevenge · 47 replies · 1,995+ views
    LA Times ^ | 2/20/07 | Erika Hayasaki
    NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Jose Manuel Aparicio had come up with all kinds of ways to stash his construction job wages: He slipped bills between pages of books hidden in his bedroom closet and stuffed money into an old sock in his laundry. ... Without a bank account, "somebody can steal it," said the 20-year-old, who came to the U.S. from Mexico three years ago. "That's it, my money is gone." Then three months ago, Aparicio applied for a special debit card created for immigrants who don't have Social Security numbers, which are required to open savings or checking accounts....