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Originally Posted by kane
It can be done, but not easily.
A friend of mine worked at a grocery store for about 15 years. She started there in high school then worked there until she was in her early 30's before leaving and going back to school.
There was a woman that worked there that got arrested shortly before my friend quit. This woman had been working there for 20 years. She got arrested for getting into a fight with another woman. As it turns out this lady who was arrested was from Mexico and was living in the US illegally. She was using a made up SSN and for 20 years she held a job, rented places to live, was a member of the union the store was a part of, raised two kids and was well known and liked in the community. Nobody had any idea she was illegal.
When she was arrested her story about who she was started to come apart. They looked into her and she finally got caught.
The funny thing was, had she not gotten drunk and gotten into a fight with this other woman she likely would have gone on living under the radar. The IRS hadn't caught her, nobody was any the wiser.
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It's important to draw a distinction here. She was working illegally because the employer allowed it. Not because any person can just be hired and give a fake SS#. Employers are required to have valid forms of ID on file of the employee to establish identity, eligibility and legal status and there are substantial penalties for failing to do so.
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf (example of what is required today.... but these / similar requirements have existed for as long as I can remember)
The employer was breaking the law as well as the employee.