Undocumented immigrant receives Maine cop's SSN


By kirsten Stewart

The Salt Lake Tribune
First published 1 hour ago
Updated 9 minutes ago

Rosa Flores showed up at WestView Women’s and Family Medical Center in the spring of 2008, poor, uninsured and pregnant with her first child.

A financial counselor at the West Valley City clinic told her how to apply for Baby Your Baby, temporary Medicaid insurance that pays for up to two months of prenatal care.

As an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, the 21-year-old was not eligible. And she didn’t have a Social Security number, which applicants are asked to provide.

Neither barrier posed a problem.

The clinic counselor urged her to claim, “Yes, I’m a legal resident,â€