And the department said it has begun verifying with the Social Security Administration every new Social Security number presented as identification. No new or duplicate licenses will be issued without a valid Social Security number. It is not as if George W. Bush and Al Gore do not have first-hand knowledge of immigration issues, or lack sensitivity, experts and Hispanic leaders say. Several powerful Texas lawmakers, led by Texas GOP Reps. Bill Archer and Lamar S. Smith, said that such a change would be an unacceptable retreat from welfare reform.
Pregnant women pay taxes too.
Miami 3 Ecuadorans to charged with smuggling in 152 illegals Immigration officials arrested three Ecuadoran men Friday who they said organized a smuggling venture to bring 152 people into the United States. The arrests signal a much larger conspiracy, officials said Monday. Today, INS Commissioner Doris Meissner is scheduled to announce the results of a major anti-smuggling investigation at a Washington, D.C., press conference. Based out of INS offices in Mexico City, the investigation cooperated with six foreign governments, netting a significant number of arrests, according to sources. Pereira, Jose Jara- Cheme and Jimmy Gustavo Cruz Avila, all of Ecuador.