The stolen socials are a huge problem that often gets bypassed in the discussions over illegal immigration. It is hell for people that become victims and it is rampant. Illegals cannot work without that social or a tax ID number. So, they just use someone else's number.
My mother was the victim of such identity theft. She is retired and lives with me. Since she is my dependent, I claimed her on my taxes - the credit was much higher than it is now. One year her social was ineligible and my tax return was rejected. We had to go to the IRS office to find out what had happened. It took us half the day to find out that someone in Ohio had used her number to file taxes. We live in Nevada. Most likely an illegal or some other kind of tax fraud. According to the agent, this happens frequently.
We had to go through a bunch of BS to prove she was who she said she was to the satisfaction of the agent. Then the IRS put a pin number requirement on her social. Anyone that has been the victim of such identity theft can have their number locked through the IRS. Every year they send you a new pin number that has to be entered on the tax return in order for it to be unlocked and therefore eligible.
For us, the pin number worked for a couple of years with no problems. Then during Covid the IRS did not send us a new pin number, so I was not able to file my taxes with her as my dependent for that year. During Covid it seemed like no one was working at the IRS, so making contact with anything but an automated system was impossible.
It has been several years now and we still have not been able to straighten the problem out. No one down there seems to know how to fix the issue. After several years now we just gave up. So, I just don't claim her anymore. The deduction for taking care of a parent is not very much, about $500, so it does not make a huge difference in lowering tax liability anyway. It is nowhere close to a dependent child deduction - which is ridiculous especially when many people are helping to support elderly parents these days. But, at least we know that no one else will be able to use her social either to file taxes.
Here are some other breakdowns for CA 45: They have well above the national average of foreign born people living there at 35% or higher - especially since the rise in illegals this last year. The national average is about 13%. Of this group, they have a high number of illegals that is speculated to be a large chunk of CA's illegal population. No surprise since it is fairly close to the border. The number of registered voters for that district is not available and to figure it out requires taking other stats from the state totals and try to calculate it. Suffice it to say, it is a good district to rally the illegal ballot vote.
Just a head's up. I have been watching the last couple of races to be settled. I've been keeping my eye on CA 45 with Michelle Steele. She had a comfortable lead, not huge but it didn't appear to be a problem - until today. It is now tied at 50%. A bunch of last minute ballot dumping no doubt. At 94% of votes counted I was wondering why the AP had not yet called it. Well slap my face, it wasn't over. Steele only has a lead of 235 when she was up by several percentage points. I don't remember if CA has an automatic recount or runoff if it is close like what is happening in Iowa 1. Still AK 1 with 94% not called and CA 13 with 85% - both appear stalled. The rest of the 8 remaining seats are Dem leaning.
They are not educated - they are indoctrinated. There is a difference. An education prepares a person to contribute to society to make it a better place and support yourself. Indoctrination simply cranks out social justice warriors with useless expensive degrees that provide no practical purpose and people that are supported on the government dime with some government job. Hopefully Elon and company will narrow down the number of those jobs - exactly what he did at twitter.
No kidding. A couple of years ago one of my friends felt sorry for a guy and let him do some odd jobs around his house. He was illegal and he seemed like a nice guy. The illegal ended up brutally murdering an older couple. Too close to home.
I have not heard anything about specifically dealing with NGOs. I understand they are focusing on studies and grants looking into useless and ridiculous waste of taxpayer money along with programs. The NGOs need to be addressed and reviewed. Thanks for the link. I saw that the other day.
Thanks for prompting me to check this a little closer. I agree that Gaetz's district FL 1 is sold Rep. He won 66% to 34%. It appears that Waltz' seat also looks pretty solid for FL 6. He won 66.5% to 33.5%, so I think that district is safe and not likely to flip. Stefanik is from NY 21. For NY she also won solidly - 62.3% to 37.7. I don't know much about the politics of that area so I cannot determine if a Dem would even have a chance to flip that seat. It is NY after all. So, of the Congressmen Trump has chosen so far, I would say the risk of losing one or more of those seats is low - but it is a possibility and needs to be watched.
It was just a concern and so far I have not heard anyone bring the subject up in order to get some better feedback from anons more familiar with the areas in question. Like I stated, I am also sure that Trump's team took all this into consideration when making those picks. I just don't trust the Dems - been disappointed too many times - so I guess I am a little cynical. I will continue to monitor this in the future. Thank you for your reply fren.
Great reply. Most of those 4 stars and colonels are nothing more than political hacks anyway and need to be replaced. Besides, we don't need that many 4 stars drawing a paycheck. Anything above a captain is pretty much dead weight and politicized. It has been ever since Obama gutted the top brass. The top brass needs to be gutted again and Hegseth seems like just the man to do the job.
Unfortunately sometimes concessions have to be made in order to move things along. That is just the reality of how things work in the swamp. Trump learned that his first go around and the lessons learned came the hard way. At times it can be a choice between two not so good options. A deal had to be made but I am sure Trump got something in return that he needed.
The "secret" also lacks sauce and it's anyone's guess as to what it is or if Trump is simply trolling the left and the establishment. I appreciate your opinion. At this point it is all speculation being formed from what we do know. That is what I base my opinion upon - what we do know sitting in front of us.
Trump is pulling several key people out of Congress. Once we actually officially seal the House, we will only have a very slim majority. We cannot afford to lose any seats. Senate seats can be appointed by the governors, but the House is by special election process which can take as long as 6 months. That does not sound good when Trump is trying to move forward quickly with his agenda and the people he is pulling are from the America First coalition. I am sure they have taken that into consideration and have a plan to pick good replacements to campaign for those seats. But, never underestimate the Dems and their bag of dirty tricks.
I am very encouraged that Trump is not pulling from the usual pool of swamp creatures for his picks unlike his first term. So far I like the people he has picked for these important positions. This was one of my issues with the first go around. It proves that he will not make the same mistakes and is doing a better job at keeping his administration free from the traitors and snakes. No wonder the establishment is in meltdown. He means business!
It will cost no more than the money spent by the government to bring them here to begin with and then take care of them after they arrive - all while neglecting to take care of Americans. In fact in the end, we will save money when you factor in all the other costs they drain from society. As far as I am concerned, it is money well spent to save this country.
Move someone in and good luck getting rid of them when they take over. You are the one that ends up being put out of your own home while the illegals get to stay. I know people where this very scenario happened to them. No good deed goes unpunished.
Yup, I was watching CA 45 closely while everyone else was celebrating. Steele was up by a couple of percentage points with over 90% of votes counted. Then sat there when it froze and then the vote shifted to the Dems almost overnight. The lead was reduced to a couple hundred votes. Then today the Dem pulled ahead. CA 45 has the highest number of illegals in the state. Not hard to scrounge up illegal votes when you need them. They waited until everyone's attention was averted other places before pulling the steal off in several seats in CA. There is still one more race in CA that needs to be called and has stalled at 86% - CA 13. I think they will steal that one as well since no one is watching. IA 1 is going to automatic recount or runoff because the Rep lead is only 0.2% and AK 1 still has not been called at 98%. So we only have those 3 seats left to win - the remaining 2 other seats are Dem leaning already and I don't thing they will be flipped. So yes, we have the House, but just barely.
Update: As of Sunday morning, Steele has closed the gap to about 36 votes. Most likely through absentee ballots.