IRS Will Not Tell You if an Illegal "Borrows" Your SSN

Mark Krikorian writes at NRO:

The Obama administration may not give a fig about the real Bill of Rights, but it seems determined to adhere to every emanation and penumbra of a new “bill of rights” for illegal aliens – or, as the promoters would have it, for “undocumented Americans.” It’s basically just planks from next year’s Democratic platform – illegals must not be deported because they have the right to be here, they all deserve citizenship, in the meantime they should all be given work permits and access to taxpayer-funded health care.

Recent evidence of the administration’s fealty to these principles comes from two sources. The investigative unit of the Indianapolis NBC affiliate (suggested motto: “Doing the job national media won’t do”) reports that “the IRS is a knowing accomplice to millions of cases of identity theft while keeping victims in the dark.” Here’s their summary: Findings of the 13 Investigates report include:

• The IRS accepts millions of tax returns – and issues tax refunds – even when taxpayer documents show clear warning signs of identity theft

• Confidential IRS policies instruct IRS employees not to tell taxpayers when someone else uses their social security number to earn income

• The IRS allows illegal immigrants to “borrow” social security numbers that do not legally belong to them

• The IRS is discontinuing a program to notify taxpayers when their social security number is used by someone else to gain employment

“Borrow” is the actual term used in the IRS manual for illegally using someone else’s Social Security number to get a job. And parts of the IRS employees’ manual that are hidden from the public (and provided by whistleblowers) warn IRS workers “Do not disclose to the taxpayer that … their SSN was reported on an ITIN return”. (ITIN is Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, which the IRS issues to illegal aliens so they can file returns and get refunds.)