US EditionMusk Sounds Alarm On Surge Of Social Security Numbers For Non-Citizens
- Elon Musk presented a chart at a Wisconsin event showing an increase in legal immigrants receiving Social Security numbers, which he described as "mind-blowing."
- The chart indicated that legal immigrants received Social Security numbers under the program called Enumeration Beyond Entry, which began during the Trump administration in 2017 and was expanded under Biden.
- Musk and Antonio Gracias suggested that the rise indicated potential waste, failing to clarify that these were legal immigrants, not illegal.
- Claims about illegal immigrants receiving benefits were challenged by experts, stating these assertions are misleading and lack evidence.
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Michigan Advance
Social Security commissioner nominee advances to U.S. Senate floor amid DOGE questions
Frank Bisignano, Social Security commissioner nominee, at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on March 25, 2025. (Senate webcast)WASHINGTON — A Senate panel voted Wednesday to send Frank Bisignano’s nomination as Social Security commissioner to the floor, despite allegations from Democrats that he was dishonest in his testimony before the committee about his relationship with Elon Musk’s DOGE cost-cutting operation. The 14-13 party…
Elon Musk said a chart about noncitizens receiving Social Security numbers was “mind-blowing.” But it didn’t show anything nefarious or new. By law, noncitizens who are authorized to work in the U.S. receive Social Security numbers so they can pay taxes.
Billionaire businessman and White House adviser Elon Musk and his colleague, venture capitalist Antonio Gracias, said th
Musk Floats Falsehoods about Social Security, Immigrants as DOGE Seeks Changes
Elon Musk has pushed false claims that millions of dead people are collecting Social Security benefits. Now he’s peddling another specious story about the program: that immigrants are being given Social Security cards too freely, then collecting benefits and voting.
The Detroit News
The spokesman-ReviewMusk floats falsehoods about Social Security, immigrants as DOGE seeks changes
Elon Musk presented the fact that some noncitizens have Social Security numbers as shocking. But that’s how it’s supposed to work. And it doesn’t let them vote.
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