TSCL Tells Congress to Stop Amnesty and Totalization
The Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are holding a "mountain of evidence" that could be used to bring enforcement action against illegal immigrants and the firms that employ them. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is asking Congress for access to that data in an effort to crack down on illegal immigration by going after employers who accept counterfeit work documents.
The move comes after immigration authorities set a record for the largest number of workplace arrests in a single day. Authorities raided 40 work sites located in 26 states. Some 1,187 illegal immigrants, as well as seven managers of IFCO Industries, Inc., a Dutch company based in Houston, were rounded up. Homeland Security Department Officials said that an examination of the company’s payroll of 5,800 employees found that just over half of them had Social Security numbers that were invalid, belonged to a dead person or did not match names on file.
As this issue goes to press Congress is expected to consider far ranging immigration legislation. TSCL is opposing so-called "guest worker" immigration amnesty legislation, and a related Social Security Totalization Agreement with Mexico, because of the threat it would pose to Social Security.
Have you signed TSCL's Petition to Congress Protesting Illegal Alien Amnesty 'Guest Worker' Legislation and U.S. Social Security Totalization With Mexico?
To read more about TSCL’s position and legislative activities, see the "Legislative Update, Solving Illegal Immigration Problems Takes More Than Window Dressing". For more background about the "mountain of evidence" see "Ask the Advisor: How Can Illegal Immigrants Legally Receive Social Security?".
Sources: "Feds Warn Companies Using Illegal Workers," Andrew Miga, The Associated Press, April 20, 2006. "Nationwide Raids Intensify Focus on the Employment of Illegal Immigrants," Nicole Gaouette, The Los Angeles Times, April 21, 2006. "U.S. Plans Illegal Worker Crackdown" June Kronholz, The Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2006.
May 2006
