The Charlotte Observer
A senior congresswoman from Charlotte plans to announce legislation Wednesday in response to an Observer investigation that found illegal immigrants using Social Security numbers that are fake, stolen or belong to dead people.
The proposal from U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick, R-N.C., comes as last week's national sweep of illegal immigrants heightened anxiety in Charlotte's business and Latino communities. Immigration lawyers say their calls are up. Illegal immigrants have new fears of deportation.
The fear may ratchet up as Congress reconvenes this week to take up stalled immigration reform.
Myrick expressed outrage at the newspaper's finding that Social Security fails to notify people when their numbers are used by others, despite the potential of identity theft.
Posted by Richard at April 25, 2006