Good day all. One of the problems with stopping illegal immigration into the United States is that employers will hire these criminals because they are cheap. They pay them under the table generally and far below what the jobs are worth.
Needless to say, this is rather illegal. Although it is rare for employers to be prosecuted, it does happen on occasion when they are stupid about it. Many aren’t, and just dodge things like E-Verify. Now, the Trump Administration has started sending out rather interesting, and to some, terrifying letters to employers. Here are the details from the New York Slimes:
The Trump administration is notifying tens of thousands of employers that the names of some of their employees do not match their Social Security numbers, a move that is forcing businesses across the country to brace for the loss of thousands of workers who lack legal status.
The Social Security Administration has mailed “no-match letters” to more than 570,000 employers since March, sending shock waves through the hospitality, construction and agriculture industries, which rely heavily on undocumented workers. The letters have left many employers conflicted, uncertain whether to take action that could result in losing workers or to risk fines down the road.
How about doing the lawful thing and getting rid of the criminals in your employ, and hiring Americans and Lawful resident aliens? You know, people with real Social Security numbers and not fake ones?
The notices do not necessarily require employers to take action, but direct them to take steps to reconcile mismatches, which would require contacting the workers. Undocumented workers who are notified of the letters by their employers often choose to quickly resign, fearing scrutiny from federal immigration authorities. But employers who do nothing could also face enforcement actions.
Fearing scrutiny? Is that another word for Deporting their criminal asses back to the turd world hellholes they came from? Works for me.
“There is a high level of anxiety over these no-match letters,’’ said Angelo Amador, regulatory counsel at the National Restaurant Association, which represents about one million food-service establishments. He said the association has been barraged with emails and phone calls from concerned companies.
In a few instances, these are people who, when filling out the paperwork, might have mistyped their SSN numbers. Those will be simple to correct. As for the rest? Time to get rid of them. Why? 2 reasons. One, taxes. SSN’s are used by the IRS on tax forms. Two, Illegal Aliens!
An estimated 7.8 million undocumented immigrants were in the labor force in 2016, according to the Pew Research Center. Most pay Social Security taxes for which they receive no credit because they are using a made-up Social Security number. For years, the Social Security Administration notified employers when the number on an employee’s W-2 form did not match a name on file.
And, as mentioned before, in a few cases these were simple clerical errors. As for the rest? Fraud comes to mind.
The government officially suspended the use of no-match letters in 2012, although the practice had actually been discontinued years earlier, after the government faced litigation.
And who was the president back then? Why that would be the Great Mistake himself, Open Borders Obama. As for the litigation, how about we skip civil suits and go straight to criminal prosecutions?
Most employers had not seen no-match letters in more than a decade, prompting some to say they wondered whether their return was politically motivated.
“The timing is interesting, given the priority placed by this administration on immigration,” said Mr. Amador. “We are waiting to see whether this turns into immigration enforcement.”
And then what? Sue to stop it? Most people have had it with employers hiring criminal aliens, and many want to start seeing prosecutions of some of these very same employers. Go ahead and sue, then we can start putting a few employers into Club Fed. As for the Obama judges who won’t hesitate to protect criminals? It’s time to start removing them from the bench, either through impeachment or flat out arrest and criminal prosecutions.
The administration of President George W. Bush tried, and failed, to introduce a “no-match” program in 2007 that would have held companies liable for employing unauthorized workers by imposing stiff penalties on them. The program was initiated after Congress failed to pass a bill to legalize the nation’s estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants.
For those who don’t recall, Bush’s plan was opposed by most Americans, rather loudly. The Bush’s have always been big boosters of open borders and cheap illegal labor. It’s one of the reasons that Jeb! Bush had his head handed to him by Trump in the Primaries.
But the American Civil Liberties Union, United States Chamber of Commerce, unions and trade groups won a lawsuit later that year that claimed the policy could lead to discrimination against or termination of native-born American workers and legal immigrant workers. The suit also claimed that the regulation would pose a heavy burden on employers.
And of course, Bush used that as an excuse to continue to allow backdoor illegal immigration. Now, there are tools that employers can use, such as e-verify. I’m not sure, but I won’t be surprised if USCIS isn’t working to upgrade the E-verify system. I know that my employer uses it. It’s simple and doesn’t cost the employer anything but a few minutes of time. In my opinion, if they don’t use it, then they lose any and all legal protections, (From erroneous entries), and can be, and should be criminally charged.
The latest letters appear to avoid the legal pitfalls identified in the earlier litigation because, unlike those drafted under the Bush program, the current letters do not threaten employers with enforcement action or penalties.
Nope, that comes later and will be done by the Internal Revenue Service. They aren’t happy when they find out that taxes aren’t being collected, or the correct forms aren’t being used. There’s nothing quite like an audit to clear the mind of an employer, and his under the table payroll of illegal aliens.
In California’s agricultural-rich San Joaquin Valley, 49 growers and other businesses that collectively employ 39,978 workers have been alerted by the government that 24,132 employees had irregularities.
You know, when I was but a lad, growing up in a small town, we had a number of Jamaicans who came in for the summer and fall to work on the farms. Every one of them was lawfully admitted into the United States, and at the end of the season, they went home with a nice bit of change in their pockets. This program was ended some time ago, thanks to that drunken traitor, Ted Kennedy.
When President Trump starts working in detail on fixing the mess Kennedy caused, I hope he looks into temporary visas for farm workers. For those workers who come in and then leave, and build a nice track record of obeying our laws, they can apply for a full green card. They will have proven that they are a benefit to America.
Only some states require employers to use the E-Verify government electronic verification system that checks new hires’ documents. In most states, when undocumented immigrants are hired, their employers may not know they lack legal status. They put the workers on the payroll and withhold necessary taxes, as is done for all workers.
Now I freely admit I don’t know how the laws work regarding hiring people. However, I would think that using the E-verify system would be a no brainer. If the system doesn’t flag the potential employee, well, you have done your due diligence. Later, if it turns out that Pedro was using false ID, the record that you did your part clears you of wrong doing. Don’t use the system or play games with it, then you get it right up the alimentary canal without lube.
The mere receipt of a no-match letter does not lead to penalties. But Immigration and Customs Enforcement routinely asks firms subjected to I-9 audits whether they have received no-match letters, which can be used to prove that they had “constructive knowledge” of employing undocumented immigrants and raise the potential for criminal charges and hefty fines.
Like I said, these business are getting plenty of warning. If they won’t do their part, then, it sucks to be them!
It states, “IMPORTANT: This letter does not imply that you or your employee intentionally gave the government wrong information about the employer’s name or SSN. This letter does not address your employee’s work authorization or immigration status.”
But it remains unclear whether the Social Security Administration will share information about discrepancies with the immigration-enforcement agency.
Honestly, I don’t know if they legally can. They should able to share the data. Even if ICE shows up, if it’s just a clerical error, it can be cleared up in a few minutes. Most Americans, when confronted by ICE, will, at first, generally be helpful. If ICE does blockheaded things, well, Americans are rather loud and will get right in their faces.
Believe it or not, Being an American (Born or raised here), leaves a mark. Just watching how two people walk, say two women of Korean ancestry, and you can pick up the difference. They don’t have to say a single word. Americans tend to have a self confident gait. There also our general attitude. (Something that the Progressives are doing their best to suppress of course) People do notice these things. They just don’t realize it until it’s pointed out to them.
“Employers are left holding the bag unless and until there is clear guidance from the government about what we should do,” said Michael Neifach, an attorney in Reston, Va., who was an ICE general counsel during the Bush administration.
This is how it should work. The letter arrives. Employer reads it, calls in employee and says “Hey! We have a problem here.” There should be instructions in how to correct any clerical errors. (They should also have a way to credit any lawful Social Security tax payments to the correct SSN as well) Then 10 or 15 minutes on a computer and the issue is fixed. However, if the person is a criminal alien, show them to the door. (I won’t demand that they call in ICE)
Earlier this month, 46 Democratic members of Congress signed a letter to the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Nancy A. Berryhill, demanding suspension of the notifications.
“These no-match letters are simply one more scare tactic meant to target immigrant communities,” said Representative Jesús “Chuy” García, the Illinois Democrat who organized the letter.
Here is my response. No. In fact, it’s time to start prosecuting some of these Democrats as well. They are putting criminal aliens ahead of American citizens and lawful resident aliens. They need to pay the price, either with loss of their political office, or a nice prison cell.
Another letter, signed by 146 labor and immigrant-advocacy organizations, argued that no-match letters are ineffective, imperil American citizens and could overwhelm the Social Security Administration.
Prove it. Computers make things like this so much easier. In fact, there is minimal human interaction needed since most of this process can be automated. Get a letter and the employee has a valid SSN card? Go to the local SSN office. I’ve had to do that in the past, not because my SSN came up, but due to problems with the Former Mrs. Webmaster. (Now known as the Angry Significant Other)
When she lawfully immigrated to the United States, she ended up with two different yet valid SSN’s. It took me chatting with someone online from the D.C. Social Security office to get this corrected. In the end, we went into the local office and made the life of the stuck up bureaucrat miserable.
Many employers have complained that the resumption of no-match letters is a piecemeal approach that fails to address the difficulty many employers face in finding legal workers. “The only remedy to this mess is comprehensive immigration reform,” said Mr. Cunha of the farmers’ league.
No argument there. The problem is the CommuNazis. They refuse to do anything to fix the broken system. In fact, they want to make things worse by throwing open the borders. There are a few choice terms for people like that. I’ll leave it to your imagination on what they are. In the meantime, this is just one step in securing our borders and Making America Great Again.
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