I commented on this months ago, Richie.

I worked for Bank of America in New Brunswick (the illegal alien capitol of New Jersey).

I used to cash (or deposit) government checks for thousands of dollars on a regular basis. The ID used was their Mexican Consular Card or their Mexican Passport, both of which were issued by the Mexican Consulate.

Once or twice a year, the Consulate would take a space in downtown New Brunswick and issue these ID's to the illegal aliens. The first day was usually sparsely attended. After seeing no arrests, the next 4 consecutive days would have lines around the block. They could get a passport good for one year or five years, depending on how much they had to pay.

Then they would come into the bank where we would have to cash their checks with their Mexican Consular ID's because it was actually a valid ID. I know that Bank of America did catch a lot of flack not only for opening accounts, but they were also issuing credit cards to illegal aliens. They probably still are.

They would come into the bank to see our only spanish-speaking personal banker, Jose. They would relate to him how easy it was to scam the government and how many thousands of dollars they were receiving for kids they had living in Mexico.

The topper was when a woman gave me a social security card with her name on it and when I pulled up the account, that ss number was issued to one of our customers and THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT I COULD DO ABOUT IT!

The whole thing would just make me sick to my stomach...but no one cared. As long as there were bodies in the seats and they were opening accounts and credit cards, everything was just fine.

Corporate greed and government obliviation seem to go hand in hand.