Source: Common Dreams
by Annie Abbott
“When the Social Security Administration recently reclassified more than 6,000 living and breathing immigrants as dead in order to deny them the Social Security numbers and benefits they legally held, I empathized with those migrants. I’m not an immigrant, and I don’t receive Social Security benefits. Yet my family, like millions of other Americans, has felt the pain and helplessness of losing access to services and benefits through no fault of our own. The technique of declaring thousands of people ‘dead’ with one stroke of the pen is particularly cruel and epitomizes the long-standing dehumanization of immigrants in this country. But it would be short-sighted to view this as an immigration issue. In fact, this move reveals both our common vulnerability to the whims of high-up decision-makers, and our shared humanity.” [editor’s note: The delusions continue that proven fraud is just a myth – SAT] [additional editor’s note: Yes, indeed, some delusions do continue – TLK] (04/17/25)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/immigrants-declared-dead-benefits