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GUEST: Marielena Hincapie, with the National Immigration Law Center

A U.S. District Court will hold a hearing today on the future of U.S. citizens and other permitted workers who may stand to lose their jobs as a result of the Social Security Administration’s so-called “no match” letters. Earlier this year, the Administration sent letters to employers whose records indicate an error between social security numbers and names – a judge temporarily halted the government from continuing to do so, and employers who received the “no match” letters are not currently required to take any action. However, that could all change depending on the outcome today’s hearing – and employers might be forced to fire workers who social security records are not fixed within 90 days. The AFL-CIO, the ACLU and the National Immigration Law Center have all challenged the rule, issued by the Department of Homeland Security, citing that the error-prone social security records shouldn’t be used as a too to regulate immigration.

For more information, visit www.nilc.org