Another Floridian shared a story with Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone about how she just learned she’s not a US citizen nearly 60 years after moving here with her parents.
But with so much time passed, digging up her father’s past has been tough. Though her dad served in the U.S. military, Cynthia was informed his military records were destroyed in a fire at the government facility where they were housed.
Without enough evidence, Cynthia is not eligible for dual citizenship, which means she won’t be able to collect her Social Security retirement benefits, which she estimates are worth about $2,000 per month.
“Fuck you, this is our fault.”
Oh, so they’re gonna refund all her contributions to the system over the last 60 years, right? /s
She may get a bill for all the money she has received thus far for her social security payments.
Does that usually happen for undocumented immigrants?