Has anyone asked himself or herself - What country do I live in, now? I am an English-speaking Caucasian American who was born in San Diego. Of course, San Diego is practically within walking distance of the border from which so many have crossed in order to enjoy the freedoms of the United States. And it seems that there's no problem with that plan.
I recently worked for a company that is very inviting to whoever is willing to do the work. They could offer a nice opportunity for someone who makes the journey north of the ever-deteriorating border & can spare a few pesos. Just find a helpful person who's good with a typewriter and...Voila, the new citizen has a new Social Security card! The number on it might belong to
you and not the new citizen but that won't make any difference to this employer. Because now that person can just walk into that company and not have to worry much about any identification or background checks. Way to go, new citizen!
Ohhh, in case you were wondering, that company doesn't worry very much about the government agencies that supposedly work to stop such identity theft. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). And DHS actually provides literature that states how employers don't have to question the validity of identification. Ahhh, loopholes.
Meanwhile, the so-called beleaguered Social Security Administration isn't going to make much of a fuss because they see it as free money. Actually, FICA (Social Security & Medicare) can say "ch-ching" since both parties benefit from taxes collected from people who will probably never try to claim any of it. But the IRS and state revenue offices might bark at the issue since most of the new citizens set their withholding allowances
juuust out of reach. And the dozens of unclaimed W-2 forms, every year, should be proof enough, right?
Please don't think I'm trying to put any kind of positive spin on questionable immigration. Earlier this year, the company had an employee who was suddenly under investigation for sexual assault. And, no, I don't believe his IDs were very authentic. Someone out there needs a
new typewriter. Anyway, the last I heard, he just disappeared! Imagine that. Was he guilty of such a terrible crime? Who knows. But the story reminded me of the horrible incident in San Francisco, a couple of years ago. An individual (later proved to be an illegal immigrant) was stuck at a jammed intersection and instead of being just a little more patient, he grabbed his AK-47 rifle and used it! Within seconds, a man and his two sons were dead or dying on the street.
Unfortunately, I don't speak French but maybe I could sneak over
my border to the north, anyway. Why not?! A language issue is not such a bad thing, right?!