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Politics : ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION THE FIGHT TO KEEP OUR DEMOCRACY -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tadsamillionaire who wrote (943)	6/17/2006 11:09:19 AM
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Illegal immigrants suspected of sharing stolen identity Social Security number used at least 81 times By Peter Prengaman - Associated Press Writer Saturday, June 17, 2006 DUBLIN, CALIF. — Audra Schmierer’s Social Security number really gets around. It has been used by at least 81 people in 17 states, most of them probably illegal immigrants trying to get work. The federal government took years to discover the number was being used illegally, but authorities took little action even then. “They knew what was happening but wouldn’t do anything,” said Schmierer, 33, a housewife in this affluent San Francisco suburb. “One name, one number, why can’t they just match it up?” Her case is an example of an increasingly common problem: Many thieves are able to steal personal information because employers do not have to verify Social Security numbers or other documents submitted by job seekers. www2.ljworld.com