The no match rule would give employers 90 days to resolve discrepancies in their workers’ Social Security numbers, plus an additional three days for an employee to submit a new, valid Social Security number, before firing employees who can’t comply.

Hiring undocumented workers has been illegal for two decades, but until now, employers were not held liable for fraudulent documents. Under the no match rule, employers who fail to comply could face fines or criminal penalties.

San Francisco Chronicle

Last-ditch (ACLU/corporate) bid to halt new crackdown on illegals

As Bush administration officials prepared Friday to finalize rules cracking down on employers of illegal immigrants, business and civil rights advocates continued to hammer the plan, calling it an expensive and ill-conceived attack on legitimate workers and their employers…

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