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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrederica what's her name on CNN just said you need to be a citizen to have a SSN.
Don't they fact check stuff before they say it?
Way to put some misinformation out there for all the immigrant haters, Fred.
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Frederica what's her name on CNN just said you need to be a citizen to have a SSN. (Original Post)
geardaddy
Feb 2012
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alp227
(32,025 posts)1. anyone with at least a work visa may apply
http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.pdf
"To apply for an original card, you must provide at least two documents to prove age, identity, and U.S. citizenship or current lawful, work-authorized immigration status."
"To apply for an original card, you must provide at least two documents to prove age, identity, and U.S. citizenship or current lawful, work-authorized immigration status."
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)5. Yep, my ex-wife
had permanent residency (green card) and had an SSN within a month of her arrival here.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)2. FOX and CNN don't bother with fact checking. MSNBC does. ABC and CBS vary.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)3. Not true.
CNN blows.
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)4. That's true.
I was like, "WTF? You don't have be be a citizen to have an SSN."
Aviation Pro
(12,167 posts)6. Stupid...
...walking wads of santorum should shut the fuck up.