By Mary Johnson President Obama announced early last summer that he planned to go around Congressional gridlock and overhaul immigration on his own. Since that time, top administration officials have worked entirely b ...
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SSA Fails To Obtain Evidence Of “Legal Status” One-Third Of The Time
By Mary Johnson The Social Security Administration's (SSA) Office of Inspector General recently performed a rare audit to check the lawful presence of noncitizens receiving Social Security benefits - the first such au ...
“Administrative Amnesty” Gives Work Authorized SSNs to Known Illegals
An immigration program launched by the Obama Administration two years ago has issued valid, work-authorized Social Security numbers to about 600,000 applicants who attest to be in the country illegally. The program, kno ...
Will Immigration Reform Put Illegal Immigrants On Path To Social Security?
A push in the House to give legal status to illegal immigrants is reviving some movement toward immigration legislation this year. But the effort is running into outspoken opposition, including that from TSCL's grass roo ...
Legislative Update: May 2014
Is June The "Sweet Spot" For Immigration Reform? By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Last June, lawmakers in the Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform package that totaled 1,200 pages and laid out a p ...
How Social Security Calculates Benefits Based On Illegal Work
President Obama and House leadership are discussing support of a more "limited approach" to immigration reform. Under discussion is a plan to grant illegal immigrants limited legal status by providing the right to work ...
Immigration Reform Battle Moves Into New Year
Pressure on Congress is ramping up for immigration legislation that provides a "clear path to citizenship" for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. House GOP Members are reportedly working on several immigration b ...
Illegal Work Under Fake Social Security Number? Government Still Pays Benefits!
Illegal Work Under Fake Social Security Number? Government Still Pays Benefits! What happens when illegal immigrants work under phony Social Security numbers? What does the Social Security Administration (SSA) do whe ...
If Immigration Really Shores Up Social Security and Medicare, Then Why The Press to Cut Benefits?
Mary Johnson, editor Advocates of immigration reform say that more immigration would help shore up Social Security and Medicare because the programs need more workers. But some of the same people, including President ...
Amendment Would Save Social Security And Medicare Billions, CBO Says
The Senate's immigration reform bill would make illegal immigrants wait 13 years to gain citizenship, and access federal benefit programs. But it turns out some may benefit sooner. According to the Congressional Budget O ...
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