Speech #1060000603

Mr. Speaker. today I am introducing legislation that will make the Social Security card more tamperresistant and less susceptible to fraudulent use. Eliminating Social Security document fraud is a vital first step in controlling our borders and stopping illegal immigration. It is simply unacceptable that the one document that is most commonly used to prove eligibility for employmentthe Social Security cardis nothing more than a paper document that is easily counterfeited. As it stands. an illegal alien wanting a Social Security card can go to a street corner and purchase a fake for as little as $30. Improving the Social Security card is of the utmost importance for two fundamental reason: (1) it reduces the incentive for illegal aliens to come to the U.S. by making it more difficult for them to get a job. and (2) it makes