New Credit Card Aimed At Illegal Immigrants


	New Credit Card Aimed At Illegal Immigrants

happyhomemaker

2-13-2007 8:09 AM

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immigrants, credit card, bank, checking account

happyhomemaker says:

Interesting. I'm betting a lot of people will have something to say about this one.

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2-13-2007 8:28 AM

dorine

It's just getting easier to be illegal in this country.

2-13-2007 8:55 AM

kwonsu

Those guys are lucky!! Not having SSN makes them less prone to be object of ID theft.
BTW, if the IRS doesn't care if you have or not a SSN, why should banks? It is not their problem if people is illegal or not for as long as they pay.

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