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THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT EMPLOYERS DO NOT HIRE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE ILLEGALLY IS TO HAVE A NON-fORGEABLE CARD. RIGHT NOW YOU CAN GO DOWN THE STREET AND GET A fORGED SOCIAL SECURITY CARD OR A DRIVER LICENSE fOR $100
IMMIGRATION BILL PROPOSES $1 BILLION fOR NEW SOCIAL SECURITY CARD The proposed immigration reform act calls for $1 billion to create and issue new Social Security cards. According to the bill, the new cards would have to be “fraud-resistant, tamperresistant, wear-resistant and identity theft-resistant social
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security cards.” Specific card technologies were not mentioned in the bill but there are only a handful of technologies, including smart cards, that would fit the criteria. If the bill passes as is, the Social Security Administration’s commissioner would have 180
days to start work on issuing the new credentials, and migrate exclusively to the new credentials within five years. The $1 billion would be included in the fiscal year 2014 budget and remain available until spent.