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    IL: Rule on SS numbers may change; opinions vary

    Posted Online: Aug. 13, 2007; 5:40 p.m.
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    By Jenny Lee, jlee@qconline.com


    A change proposed by the Bush administration to curb employment of illegal immigrants got mixed reviews in the Quad-Cities area.

    Cabinet secretaries Michael Chertoff of the Department of Homeland Security and Carlos Gutierrez of the Department of Commerce announced Friday that proposed changes would encourage companies to fire employees who can't account for discrepancies in their Social Security numbers 90 days after the employees are notified with 'no-match letters,' according to the Associated Press.

    The employer and employee also would have to fill out an I-9 form -- a document that verifies someone's status.

    Monday, Casa Guanajuato Moline chapter president Karla Steele said she views the proposed rule as unfair to small-business owners and immigrant workers, while Tyson Foods spokesman Gary Mickelson said he doesn't think it would affect his company.

    Ms. Steele, an immigration lawyer, said employees and small businesses that don't have a human resources department may not be able to resolve a discrepancy in 90 days because of bureaucratic procedures.

    She said the background for the proposed rule goes back to a 1986 law that calls for penalizing employers and recruiters for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.

    The premise behind the proposed rule, called 'Safe Harbor,' is that if employers fire workers who can't resolve problems with their Social Security numbers, then employers won't be held liable for having some inkling they hired illegal immigrants, Ms. Steele said.

    A worker with a discrepancy between their name and Social Security number may not be an illegal worker, Ms. Steele said. It could be that the worker submitted a married name to an employer, so the name no longer syncs with the number, she said.

    The new rule could cause more fear among employers that they might terminate people who look foreign, Ms. Steele said.

    However, corporations such as Tyson Foods aren't concerned about the measure because they already have policies in place, Mr. Mickelson said. Tyson Fresh Meats, a division of Tyson Foods, has a beef processing plant in Joslin.

    Mr. Mickelson said if a problem is discovered with an employee's Social Security number, Tyson gives the person 30 days to resolve the issue. If the problem remains unresolved, the worker is released from employement, he said.

    'From our standpoint, we already take action.'

    The Associated Press contributed to this report

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    Wow...what do you know....a company that actually abides by the laws....I'm impressed


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