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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Homeland Security to Fight for “No-Match” Rule


The Homeland Security Department is appealing a judge's ruling against its proposal to force employers to fire workers whose names don't match their Social Security numbers, and promises to try to make the policy a law. (USA Today, Tuesday)

They used to say the Social Security card couldn't be used for identification.

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