Business and immigrant-advocacy groups don’t like a new Dept. of Homeland Security proposal that seeks to provide further justification for a 2007 DHS “no match” rule cracking down on companies that systematically hire illegal immigrants. Critics say the proposed supplemental rule, published on March 26 in the Federal Register, does little to assuage their concerns that the rule would result in firing many workers who are U.S. citizens and also prove costly for businesses.
DHS published the new proposal to address issues raised by a federal district court judge who last October temporarily enjoined the rule from being implemented. DHS contends its proposal will help employers ensure they are not employing unauthorized workers and adds that one reason it issued the original no-match rule was to clear up confusion among companies about what they must do when they get no-match letters.