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Delegation demands that SSA not send
‘no-match’ letters to immigrant workers

From the Globe Political Desk

On Thursday, leaders in the labor, immigrant rights and faith communities from San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose led a delegation to the Social Security Administration (SSA) Regional Headquarters in Richmond to demand that Commissioner Peter Spencer meet with immigrant worker advocates about the SSA’s plan to send “no match” letters to some 8 million immigrant workers in the U.S. starting Sept. 4.

   The “no match” letters will outline the new Department of Homeland Security rule requiring workers with social security number discrepancies to re-verify their numbers with employers. If workers do not or cannot re-verify their numbers, employers could face sanctions for having “constructive knowledge” that their workers are unauthorized to work in the U.S.
    Delegation members fear that the letters could result in the mass firings of immigrant workers, jeopardizing the local and state economies.