Question

[lady_karelia]

I know there are a lot of clever people on my f-list, and a lot of you are here in the US. My question is: Can something be done when someone refuses to rent out an apartment on the basis that one family member does not have a social security number? I'm raging right now, as this kind of stance puts me on the same level as illegal immigrants. Now, we're neither here illegally nor are we immigrants. And seriously, do they expect the holder of a professional work visa with a gazillion qualification to sleep in the park under the tree???

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[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, hubby has an H1B visa and SSN, and I have the relevant visa as his spouse (can't look the name up, as he's still driving and has my passport, which they required to see). And yeah, hubby's employer would vouch if that were an issue. But they rejected purely on the basis that neither his wife nor his 18-yr-old daughter have an SSN. It all reeks of racism, really. :(