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By Tom Johnston
August 3, 2007
Immigration crackdown expected to follow new law
The Department of Homeland Security will soon enact a law requiring employers to fire illegal immigrants, and indications are that crackdowns will follow.
The rule requires employers to terminate workers who can't be verified as legal and can't prove within 60 days that the name or social security number on their W-2 form jibes with the government's database, according to the Associated Press.
For years the Social Security Administration has notified employers of information discrepancies among their workforces with "no match" letters, but employers tended to leave it up to their workers to resolve the issue.
Attorneys also have cautioned employers against firing workers because the discrepancies may be caused by a number of innocent mistakes, such as typos.
DHS says the rule will protect employers from penalties resulting from raids, assuming they comply. If they don't, they will be considered to have knowingly hired an illegal worker.
Russ Knocke, spokesman for DHS, told AP the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency "is going to be tough and aggressive in the enforcement of the law. You are going to see more work site cases. And no more excuses."
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