Former illegal immigrant used fake Social Security number, sues over job rejections

[Amelia]

Former illegal immigrant used fake Social Security number, sues over job rejections | The Daily Caller

“As greater numbers of formerly undocumented individuals obtain legal authorization to work, it is imperative that they not be kept from doing so by employers who aim to weed them out because of their ethnic or national origin,” Guerrero’s attorney Marsha Chien, said in a statement. ”If discrimination like this is allowed to stand, millions of hard working people who are legally allowed to work in the U.S. will be left without the means to support themselves and contribute to our economy.”

Ummmm ... there's a difference between depriving someone of an opportunity to support himself and depriving someone of an opportunity to be part of law enforcement.

According to Guerrero and his lawyers, this amounts to unfair discrimination against Hispanics and has no basis in state law.

How is discrimination against former law breakers discrimination against Hispanics? That's an insulting claim.

In 2011, Guerrero applied for a job as a corrections officer, and while he passed the applicable tests, he admitted on the application that he had used a fake SSN in the past. The CDCR rejected his application, according to the LAS-ELC, as he “lack[ed] honesty, integrity, and good judgment.” Guerrero was rejected again in 2013 for the same reason.

My above comments notwithstanding, that excuse for not hiring someone -- i.e., claiming someone is dishonest and shows bad judgment because he used a fake SSN his parents gave him when he was a minor -- is just plain silly.

 

[Vox]

while I am not supportive of the fraudulent lawsuits, but this guys is actually punished for being honest - admitting that he used a fake SSN ( a very common issue in between illegals) while if he woulld lie on the application and just check "no" - everything would be nice and peachy

the situation is grotesque.

 

[Amelia]

Yeah.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

To me, if the number was given to him by his parents, he shouldn't be punished for their dishonesty.

God bless you and him always!!!

Holly

 

[waltky]

Granny says dey better not touch her social security or dey liable to draw back a bloody nub...

CBO Director: Important to Give Advance Warning About Coming Changes to Social Security
March 19, 2014 -- The United States faces "fundamental fiscal challenges" stemming from the growth in spending for Social Security and major health care programs," CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf told a gathering in Washington on Tuesday.

The rising cost of those programs leaves Americans with "unpleasant" choices to make, but the sooner they're made, the better, he said: "So we have a choice as a society to either scale back those programs relative to what is promised under current law; or to raise tax revenue above its historical average to pay for the expansion of those programs; or to cut back on all other spending even more sharply than we already are," Elmendorf said. "And we haven't actually decided as a society...what we're going to do. But some combination of those three choices will be needed."

Elmendorf said there are various ways to proceed: "But they tend to be unpleasant in one way or another, and we have not, as a society, decided how much of that sort of unpleasantness to inflict on whom." He noted that many Americans have paid Social Security taxes for decades, expecting to get benefits in retirement. But the money people paid years ago was used to fund other government activities. So, "If one wants to change those programs, then giving people a lot of warning about that -- those changes coming -- would be especially important," he said. Elmendorf said the nation's main fiscal challenge is not short-term deficits, but "the very high level of debt" over the long term:

"And a high level of debt will ultimately crowd out capital investment and slow accumulation of capital and slow the growth of wages and incomes. It also reduces the flexibility for policymakers to respond to future crises that arise. "So it's the high level of debt and the growing deficits in the long-term. The reason why action today would be beneficial is because if you -- we want to make changes in programs for retirees or changes in the tax code, it's better to make those with a warning. One wants to set -- one wants to make changes. One wants to set them in motion early, even if their full effect won't be felt for many years."

Elmendorf said Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid and Obamacare will be much more expensive relative to GDP in future years because health care costs are rising, subsidized health insurance is expanding, and the population is aging: "There will be a third more people receiving Social Security Medicare benefits a decade from now than there are today," he noted. "And with those three factors at work, that handful, just a handful of very large programs, is becoming much more expensive." Elmendorf was interviewed at The Atlantic's 2014 Economy Summit in Washington.

CBO Director: Important to Give Advance Warning About Coming Changes to Social Security | CNS News