Speech #920165806

Mr. Tirado says the Commissioners doubt "would be completely clarified if he would come to the Southwest border cities of this country and see the prevailing abuses. The cards are either stolen by the illegal alien. or he uses the card of a friend who has returned to his native country. or he will use the card of a deceased person." Mr. Tirado says the illegal alien applying for a card usually is "well informed on the loopholes of the system. He applies without hesitation for form No. SS5PR. jots down any name he desires. any address. and all the other fictitious information. He will be sent the card in the mail. or he may request a replacement of a lost card. This duplicate card is issued to the applicant on the very same day of request." Clearly. it is far too easy to obtain these cards. It seems to me that if we are going to clean up the illegal alien mess in this country one of the first things we are going to have to do is to restrict the issuance of social security cards and make the alien worker prove to the Social Security Administration that he is entitled to get a job here before he is issued a card. CAMELOTS