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I read this a few times and am really struggling to see how this scam works out.

Crudely speaking, are these agencies just finding existing green card holders and American citizens with names that they can use to put down on paperwork…then hire the foreign worker who happens to have have the same name…and this somehow bypasses some sort of legal checks somewhere? What’s the point of a SSN?

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Yeah, I was thinking the same. This is just wrong on so many levels. This is what leads to identity fraud.

I am reaching out to my congressman and senators office to let them know that several elements of this program are abused so much they should take a fresh look at this. I suggest you do the same.

I truly believe that immigration is what keeps America the greatest country in the world. But this kind of abuse needs to stop.

Giving your place of work fake IDs and passports is already illegal. How would your representatives fix this? Fingerprinting every day in the lobby?

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