Ask Congress to fully fund new enforcement efforts

Ask Congress to fully fund new enforcement efforts

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Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff and Attorney General Mukasey have announced three new penalties and requirements for companies that deliberately hire illegal aliens:

(1) For the first time since 1999, fines on employers (any employer) who knowingly hire illegal aliens will increase:





Previous minimum penalty: $275. New penalty: $375.


Previous maximum penalty for a first violation: $2,200. New penalty: $3,200.


Previous maximum civil penalty for multiple violations: $11,000. New penalty: $16,000.



(2) All federal contractors will be required to use the E-Verify system. Secretary Chertoff does not want federal contractors hiring illegal aliens to help build the fence along the southern border. He noted that 53,000 employers currently use the E-Verify system on a voluntary basis, and 1.7 million new hires were checked this fiscal year.

(3) All companies will be encouraged to follow up with workers if there are discrepancies with the Social Security numbers they use. Out of approximately 250 million wage reports the SSA receives each year, as many as four percent belong to employees whose names and corresponding Social Security numbers do not match SSA’s records.

Please send this fax to your Member of Congress and encourage them to fully fund these enforcement measures, and to bolster them by opposing any effort to reward illegal aliens with a 5-year work visa.



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