I dared not believe my eyes when I read this:

“Employers across the country are preparing to fire workers with questionable Social Security numbers to avoid getting snagged in a Bush administration crackdown on illegal immigrants…The Department of Homeland Security is expected to make public soon new rules for employers notified when their worker’s name or Social Security number was flagged by the Social Security Administration.” (Source)

So George Bush’s mega-billion-dollar agency is, at long last, doing something useful.

According to the article, employees with “questionable” Social Security numbers will have 60 days after notification to resolve the issue. If they can’t, employers must fire them or face fines ranging from $250 to $10,000 per illegal.

To get a handle on illegal “immigration,” we must go to the main source of the problem. I’ve ranted often enough about illegal aliens on this blog, but now’s the time to focus on businesses and individuals who hire illegal aliens.

If the executive branch does its job and actually enforces immigration laws, it would go a long way toward stemming the tide of foreigners crossing the border or overstaying visas, if the effort is combined with cutting off welfare to non-citizens. (No welfare for legal residents, either.) With no means of support, perhaps they’ll go home and try to return the legal way.

One can only hope.

Related posts:

• Social Security Administration Won’t Report Illegal Aliens
• It’s Time To Go After Illegal Alien-Hiring Employers

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