Comments Urgently Needed on DHS SSA No-Match Rule!

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Hello,
We now have less then 5 days to submit comments to let DHS know we oppose their rule but less then 300 comments have been submitted, and the majority of those are from businesses. We need to generate as many comments as we can and let them know what advocates think! The deadline to submit comments is April 25. Please take a few minutes to submit comments now. Forward this message as widely as possible and urge others to submit comments.
We have posted several model comments on the Low-Wage Immigrant Worker (LWIW) Coalition's website as well as instructions on how to submit comments. We now have Spanish comments available as well as postcards. Visit:

http://www.lwiw.org/SSA_NM/lwiw_comments.htm

If you submit your own comments please be sure include the Docket Number in your comments - ICEB-2006-0004.

Resources:

For NILC's Talking Points about the new Supplemental Proposed Rule http://www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA_Related_Info/DHS_Final_Rule/Why_the_DHS_rule_is_bad_2008-03-21.pdf
For a Summary of the DHS Supplemental Rule on No-Match Letters http://www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA_Related_Info/DHS_Final_Rule/SSA_no-match_summary_3-26-08.pdf
For Facts About the Social Security No Match Letters http://www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA-NM_Toolkit/factsaboutno-matchletter_2008-03-26.pdf
For a copy of DHS' Proposed Rule http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-6168.pdf
As many of you know, DHS published its proposed rule regarding No-Match letters in the Federal Register on Wednesday, March 26th. Although they did make small changes, they have basically re-submitted the same flawed rule which was preliminarily enjoined by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in October of last year.


If you have any questions please contact Mike Munoz at munoz@nilc.org.