Trump Admin Notifies 500,000+
Employers They Have Workers With Bogus Social Security Numbers, , 5/17/19.
The Trump
administration has notified more than 500,000 employers that some of their
employees’ names do not match their reported Social Security numbers in a new
move to crack down on illegal aliens.
The
move is reminiscent of Ronald Reagan, who in 1986 signed into law the
Immigration Reform and Control Act that put the onus on employers by making the
act of knowingly hiring undocumented people a criminal offense.
Since
March, the Social Security Administration has mailed out “no-match letters” to
more than 570,000 employers, telling them of the mismatched information on
their employers.
“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,”
the New York Times reports.
In
2016, there were nearly 8 million illegal aliens in the U.S. labor force, the
Pew Research Center reported. But in 2012, during Barack Obama’s time in the
White House, the government officially stopped sending out “no-match letters.”
Trump
has been cracking down on illegals in the country as he tries to secure the
U.S. border with Mexico. He’s also been hammering China over tariffs as he
pushes his “Buy American, Hire American” plan, on which he signed an executive
order.
Mark Hinkle, the Social Security
Administration’s acting press secretary, told The Times the department is
simply enforcing current law.
“Social Security is committed to
maintaining the accuracy of earnings records used to determine benefit amounts
to ensure people get the benefits they have earned,” he said in an emailed
statement to the paper. “If we cannot match the name and SSN reported on a W-2
to our records, we cannot credit earnings to a worker’s record.”
On
Thursday, Trump laid out a new immigration plan that would push the United
States toward the kind of merit-based system many other nations use to control
who comes into their countries.
Under
the new proposal, the number of immigrants admitted into the country based on
job skills would rise from 12% to 57%. In order to make room for more
merit-based immigrants, the percentage of people allowed entry because they
have family here would drop from 66% to 33%. In addition, the number allowed in
via claims of asylum would also be cut, from 22% to 10%.
The
number of legal immigrants, though, would stay the same at about 1.1 million
every year.
“The
plan calls for elimination of the diversity lottery system, that currently
admits about 55,000 people a year from underrepresented countries, and the
streamlining of the asylum system. Family unification will prioritize spousal
and parental relationships, another long-held Trump priority,” The Washington Examiner reported.
The proposal calls for three high-skilled immigrant
categories, recognizing extraordinary talent, professional and specialized
vocations, and exceptional students. Applicants in each category would gain
points if they achieve certain benchmarks, such as passing U.S. civics and
English proficiency tests, a health screen, and a criminal background check.
The points system would also reward offers of
employment, youth, and educational and vocational certifications. There
additionally would be points awarded for “diversity” to those from countries
with historically low rates of immigration, though that qualification alone
would not allow for entry.
“We think this is all very pro-immigrant, moving
away from the Byzantine bureaucratic system that we have today and instead
laying out very clear objectives and metrics as a country. You want to come to
the U.S.? Here are the markers you have to hit, and we think they are all
pretty attainable,” one official told reporters.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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