Post by unlawflcombatnt on Aug 3, 2007 14:05:49 GMT -6
Below are excerpts from a Yahoo News article describing the new crackdown planned on employers who hire illegal immigrants. Though the measure was passed last year, implementation was delayed by the proposed Senate Amnesty/Open Borders Bill. With the bill's failure, the Department of Homeland Security has announced it will now start enforcing already existing laws against illegal immigrant hiring by employers.
Employers bracing for immigration rules
By SUZANNE GAMBOA and ANABELLE GARAY, Associated Press Writers
8/3/07
"Employers across the country may have to fire workers with questionable Social Security numbers to avoid getting snagged in a Bush administration crackdown on illegal immigrants.
The Department of Homeland Security is expected to make public soon new rules for employers notified when a worker's name or Social Security number is flagged by the Social Security Administration.
The rule as drafted requires employers to fire people who can't be verified as a legal worker and can't resolve within 60 days why the name or Social Security number on their W-2 doesn't match the government's database.
Employers who don't comply could face fines of $250 to $10,000 per illegal worker and incident....
For years, the Social Security Administration has sent "no match" letters to workers and their employers notifying them of the information discrepancies, to make sure money withheld from a person's paycheck is credited to the correct worker. The letters are not shared with other government agencies because of privacy laws.
Although employers are prohibited from hiring illegal workers, their responsibilities with the letters have generally ended with notifying the workers of the discrepancies and leaving it to them to deal with it....
those who don't comply with the new rule could be deemed as knowingly hiring an illegal worker....
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a division of the Homeland Security Department, "is going to be tough and aggressive in the enforcement of the law," Knocke said. "You are going to see more work site cases. And no more excuses."
The administration trotted out the stepped-up enforcement plan last summer but put it on hold while the Senate debated an immigration reform bill....
The full article can be found at
Employers bracing for immigration rules
Employers bracing for immigration rules
By SUZANNE GAMBOA and ANABELLE GARAY, Associated Press Writers
8/3/07
"Employers across the country may have to fire workers with questionable Social Security numbers to avoid getting snagged in a Bush administration crackdown on illegal immigrants.
The Department of Homeland Security is expected to make public soon new rules for employers notified when a worker's name or Social Security number is flagged by the Social Security Administration.
The rule as drafted requires employers to fire people who can't be verified as a legal worker and can't resolve within 60 days why the name or Social Security number on their W-2 doesn't match the government's database.
Employers who don't comply could face fines of $250 to $10,000 per illegal worker and incident....
For years, the Social Security Administration has sent "no match" letters to workers and their employers notifying them of the information discrepancies, to make sure money withheld from a person's paycheck is credited to the correct worker. The letters are not shared with other government agencies because of privacy laws.
Although employers are prohibited from hiring illegal workers, their responsibilities with the letters have generally ended with notifying the workers of the discrepancies and leaving it to them to deal with it....
those who don't comply with the new rule could be deemed as knowingly hiring an illegal worker....
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a division of the Homeland Security Department, "is going to be tough and aggressive in the enforcement of the law," Knocke said. "You are going to see more work site cases. And no more excuses."
The administration trotted out the stepped-up enforcement plan last summer but put it on hold while the Senate debated an immigration reform bill....
The full article can be found at
Employers bracing for immigration rules