Bush Administration Abandons Current Anti-Worker ‘No Match’ Rule
27th November 2007
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Loading ...The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has abandoned its attempt to enforce its proposed “no match” rule that would improperly use Social Security records for immigration enforcement.
Last Friday, the department asked a federal court in San Francisco to put on hold until March 2008 a lawsuit challenging the rule, which could affect more than 8 million workers. The government says it plans to publish a revised rule next month.
The lawsuit charges the rule would require employers to penalize U.S. citizens and legal workers whose Social Security numbers don’t match up with the Social Security Administration (SSA) database.