A federal court judge has blocked a central element in the Bush administration’s waning hours attempt to crack down on illegal immigrant workers and those who employ them.A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction against the Department of Homeland Security program that would force employers to verify Social Security numbers and fire workers whose numbers did not match official records. Employers could face fines as well as criminal charges if they did not comply with the program.
The "no-match letter" program was challenged in a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, the AFL-CIO and other labor groups claiming it was unlawful and hurt all workers, including legal ones affected by errors in the data base. The judge agreed in a preliminary injunction, but has yet to rule on a permanent injunction.
He had already blocked the Social Security Administration from sending out 140,000 letters to employers with 8 million employees whose names do not match their nine-digit identification numbers. The Department of Homeland Security may appeal the decision.
Has anyone noticed the total number of no match social security numbers to be 8 million people? That's astounding! If their are potentially 8 million illegals working under false, stolen or bogus SS numbers, who can guess how many others are working under the table or not at all? Do a little math and conclude that we must have far more illegals in this country than the 12 million number currently used by the media.
ReplyDeleteAlso, note the final sentence which says the Department of Homeland Security MAY appeal the ruling. MAY? What kind of homeland security is that? 8 million possible illegal aliens using no match SS numbers and we MAY appeal a ruling against catching them. How's that for security!! Bill
He had already blocked the Social Security Administration from sending out 140,000 letters to employers with 8 million employees whose names do not match their nine-digit identification numbers. The Department of Homeland Security may appeal the decision.
Umm, I don't think that people who are legal have false ssn if they do then they are not legal. All I can say is we need to deport all 8 million illegals working under false stolen or bogus ssn and guess what they opening for jobs can go to all those homeless people who need a job.
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