Tuberville also inaccurately claimed that while many Americans “will never see Social Security benefits that they worked hard to pay into throughout their careers,” undocumented immigrants are “getting rich” off Social Security. While certain noncitizens can request a Social Security number, they must provide specific documents to verify their identity, legal status and/or ability to work. In fact, undocumented immigrants often pay into Social Security without ever receiving benefits, which works to offset the demographic strains that threaten the program’s solvency. “Millions of people depend on Social Security,” Jones said. If [Tuberville] says that Social Security is a scam, just think about what he will want to do to your state retirement,” he added.