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Measure would crack down on Social Security fraud by illegal immigrants

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Published March 2, 2014 5:00am ET
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Measure would crack down on Social Security fraud by illegal immigrants
In this Feb. 4, 2014 file photo, Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas speaks with reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) | J. Scott Applewhite

A congressional crackdown on illegal immigrants getting checks from the IRS has some cracks in it.

The proposed legislation doesn’t stop illegal immigrants from obtaining Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers and receiving $1,000 child tax-credit checks.

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