Antonio Gracias—founder and CEO of the Chicago-based investment firm Valor Equity Partners and now a DOGE official—joined the All-In Podcast on Thursday to discuss the fraud and waste his team uncovered at Social Security, describing it as the “tip of the iceberg” and “mind-blowing.”
Gracias went viral on X about a week ago at an America PAC town hall in Wisconsin and revealed a “mind-blowing” chart that showed a massive surge in Social Security numbers issued to illegal aliens over the Biden- Harris regime’s first term.
Gracias provided more color on the podcast about the unusual data his team found at Social Security. He said the data indicated a dramatic spike in the number of Social Security numbers issued to migrants in Biden’s first term.
He said that digging deeper, his team found this growth—which started around 2017 under a program active since then—was largely tied to asylum seekers and parolees entering via Notices to Appear (NTAs) at the border. Of the 5.4 million total in the data, 1.2 million had “unknown” status, and 1.2 million were “general parole,” lacking specific program designations.
He said this reflects an “abuse” of legitimate programs, with loosened requirements—like a simplified four-question asylum form replacing a detailed four-page one—allowing more people to enter legally after crossing illegally.
Gracias said border arrivals get an NTA (court date years out), apply for asylum via a form, and then file for work authorization (Form 765), leading to a Social Security number mailed without an interview. He said the vetting process for these migrants was severely lax.
The vetting process has been lax for years! Little De’Shawn can’t read on his grade level. Oh, OK. Here’s a check!
Mooching is for trivial stuff. This is stealing.