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= Overview =

The '''The Enumeration Beyond Entry'''<ref>{{cite web |title=RM 10205.700 Enumeration Beyond Entry (EBE) |url=https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110205700 |publisher=Social Security Administration |access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref> program is an agreement between the [[Social Security Administration]] (SSA),

the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS), and the

[[United States Citizenship and Immigration Services|U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services]] (USCIS) wherein

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It's not clear from available sources whether Form I-485 was included as part of the program from the beginning,

or if it was added in a later expansion.

== History of Social Security Numbers for Non-Citizens ==

The practice of issuing Social Security numbers to non-citizens existed long before the EBE program was established.

The EBE program merely made the process more efficient by eliminating the need for extraneous applications.

As explained on the SSA web site, Congress amended the Social Security Act in the 1970s to authorize the SSA to

assign Social Security numbers to all legally admitted non-citizens at entry and to anyone receiving or applying

for a Federal benefit. This was done to deal with concerns over welfare fraud and illegal work done by

unauthorized persons.<ref>{{cite |title=Report to Congress on Options for Enhancing the Social Security Card |url=https://www.ssa.gov/history/reports/ssnreportc2.html}}</ref>

== Media attention ==