This Wednesday a federal judge stopped the implementation of new rules that would require businesses to fire employees whose names didn't match their Social Security numbers. Judge Breyer issued this preliminary injunction to stop any penalties until he could finally rule on whether the penalties for the employees are legal, saying that the new rules could hurt businesses and documented workers. This push for a crackdown on illegal immigration was the main focus of President Bush because of Congress's failure to pass an immigration reform policy.
Personally, I am against illegal immigration and strongly encourage tougher border control. The ruling by this judge seems to be very unnecessary and unfair considering it is already illegal for employers to hire undocumented immigrants. I think it is obvious that this judge has personal motives for his decision because these new rules are a good way to punish businesses for the hiring of illegal immigrants and would certainly not hurt documented workers in any way. Why would this judge order this injunction?
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I think I agree with Paul, or at least I do in terms of wanting to put a stop to illegal migrant labor. My understanding is that Judge Breyer is concerned that the Social Security Administration database is so flawed that there is a real chance that legal residents and citizens could accidentally lose their jobs, and if so, innocent people being hurt is worse than guilty people getting away with it. However, if the judge just doesn't like the policy, that's not his call to make.
I agree with Mr. Silton. If the Social Security Administration is flawed, innocent people will be hurt. It is important and extremely good that the court was able to stop this crackdown because inaccurate accusations over legal immigrants would lead to further accusations of conspiracy within the government.
I watched the news the other day and figs were rotting in Merced county because they were not getting harvested. Illegal immigration is weird because people want illegals out of the US, but others do not want to pay more for the produce that they often help us harvest. I just hope that everyone is right, because to acknowledge a problem with our Social Security Administration publicly can have a negative impact on the American population.
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