Musk-led freak out over rise in non-citizen Social Security numbers stems from Trump-era program

Right-wing conspiracy theorists are melting down after Elon Musk highlighted the longstanding practice of granting some non-citizens a Social Security number (SSN).

At a get-out-the-vote rally in Wisconsin on Sunday, Musk highlighted a chart showing the increasing numbers of non-citizens being issued SSNs—though he did not mention the work authorization requirements required to obtain one.

"It was a massive, large-scale program to import as many illegals as possible ultimately...