This story is infuriating and will quickly dispel the myth that illegal immigration is a 'victimless' crime.
Fantastic, must-read article in the Times today about a real life example of how an illegal migrant stole a man's identity and caused no end of problems. https://t.co/QJ8zuHAHxh
— Aaron M. Renn 🇺🇸 (@aaron_renn) November 23, 2025
This was an everyday American man just trying to take care of his wife and kids. One day he gets pulled over by the cops and is told he has outstanding traffic warrants tied to a driver’s license issued in Missouri. He explains that he’s never had a license in Missouri—he’s lived his whole life in another state.
Then the IRS contacts him, claiming he hasn’t been paying enough taxes because he’s failing to report income from multiple jobs. He insists he’s reported everything, but the IRS shows payroll records and W-2s from several employers he’s never worked for—all filed under his Social Security number. They begin garnishing his wages for years of supposed back taxes and penalties.This nightmare drags on for years. He can’t get anyone—cops, DMV, IRS, or Social Security Administration—to fix it. He ends up just paying the IRS $150 a month to keep them from taking even more, even though none of it is his debt.
Finally, after enormous effort, he discovers the truth: a Guatemalan illegal immigrant had stolen his identity years earlier. That man had been using his Social Security number to work multiple jobs, get a Missouri driver’s license, rack up DUIs, and—in a crash that was an accident after his car malfunctioned—killed a man on a bike. The victim’s family even sued the identity thief (under the American man’s name).So no, identity theft in this case was far from a 'victimless crime.'
One innocent family lost quite a lot because someone decided to live in this country under a stolen name.
This is a really well done article from NYT about illegal alien identity theft. But the most infuriating thing about it is how the illegal immigrant’s church worked to shield him and other others like him who are causing chaos in our system.
— Megan Basham (@megbasham) November 23, 2025
And if you read closely, this man… https://t.co/7hib5lFTyS pic.twitter.com/xfMy6mkl5h
Also, I'm sure the church thinks it's doing the 'right' thing, but the right thing is to encourage their members to be honest and forthright, and not harm others just because it benefits them.
This is a huge issue — I wrote about it for @RCInvestigates some years back — and I’m shocked the NYT is covering it. https://t.co/fUr3f5SanS
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) November 23, 2025
Borrowed identities?
— KnightRider (@fdknight) November 24, 2025
Pound all of the sand in the Sahara. https://t.co/Oz7wbYprYB pic.twitter.com/x9B7JYqxYg
Borrowing implies you asked someone for something and they agreed to share it with you. That's hardly the case. Social Security numbers aren't something one can 'share'. Sorry.
And the most sympathetic guy they could find for this story was deported three times, had several DUIs, and on his last stint he purchased a fake identity and proceeded to kill someone with his car.
— ℒ (@FletchMatlock) November 24, 2025
Swell guy. https://t.co/7kJvva6CMv
It's not just that illegal migrants commit one violation in order to come here. They continue committing crime after crime in order to operate in the United States. But we are supposed to believe these are potential conscientious citizens? https://t.co/DSwPC16Xey
— Aaron M. Renn 🇺🇸 (@aaron_renn) November 23, 2025
I'm sorry... the behavior pf this illegal alien is appalling and they're trying to make his the sob story victim.
— ✝️ 🇻🇦 Mom of Krills 🇻🇦 ✝️ (@MomKrill) November 24, 2025
-DUIs
-Deported 3x
-Identity theft costing an American thousands of dollars
-Killed a grandfather with his car
"But he's just a hardworking father!"
Spare me.😡 https://t.co/pA7Xq5lr7D
Sorry, but I'll save my sympathy for the American man who was the actual harmed party in this nightmare.
