Santa Cruz Mike wrote:

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 14:38:36 -0600, Tom Stovall
wrote:

An illegal alien can't get a bank account because he has no social
security card; so if he's paid by check,

You don't need a SS number to open a bank account.

It may be just a Texas thing, but a social security number is required
to open an account at any Texas bank.
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