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Illegal workers turn to ID theft
July 2, 2007

Source: Oregon Live
Fallout from raids - When fakes won’t cut it, undocumented immigrants use other people’s SSNs. Fictitious Social Security numbers and green cards are cheap and widely available, and getting them is the first step for many undocumented immigrants arriving in Oregon. But workers and federal officials say increased immigration enforcement — such as June’s raid at the Fresh Del Monte Produce plant in North Portland and the arrests of 167 workers — has pushed some undocumented workers to shift from forgery to identity theft.

“Enforcement is deterring people, but it’s also having another effect,” said Kevin Sibley, unit chief for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s work site enforcement. “Aliens are finding it more difficult to find jobs using the traditional counterfeit documents. So they’re willing to commit the extra step to beat the system and get a job. The next step is using someone else’s identity.” [more]


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