If these workers were here with the permission of the government (i.e. the were legally entitled to work), they would have legal SSNs and be entitled to Social Security benefits. — Unless an error prevented the Social Security System from matching their contributions to their account. (That is why Social Security began sending out the no match letters originally.

Maybe Donald Trump has enough money to think it’s not worth the effort to correct the error, but most people working in restaurants need Social Security. So if these people aren’t really eager to fix the problem — They are the problem. They are here illegally. There is no doubt about it. Only people with an IQ lower than day-old pot roast could believe their story.