[StBernard] Big Win for Enforcement of our Immigration Laws

[Westley Annis]

I would like to share some  great news with you about the fight to cut down
on the unlawful hiring of  illegal immigrants.

	

Last week the U.S. Senate  passed my amendment to require the Department of
Homeland Security to overturn  an order from President Obama and continue
its program to alert employers of  employees who have social security
numbers that don't match records at the  Social Security Administration.

	

This "no-match" rule  provides responsible business owners with an effective
means of identifying  illegal workers, thus protecting themselves and their
businesses.

	

But this rule has been  blocked by litigation filed by organized labor and
interest groups who have  consistently opposed enforcement of our federal
immigration laws.  And the  administration gave in to these powerful
interest groups and rescinded the  no-match rule last week. 

	

To counter this decision I  offered an amendment to stop the
administration's plan to dump the Social  Security "no-match" rule and
require DHS to provide employers with  notices that they were hiring an
illegal worker. 

	

The Senate unanimously  approved my amendment, sending a clear message to
the Obama administration that  we will not allow weak immigration laws. 

	

We should be doing all that  we can to fight the growing problem of illegal
immigration, and last week we  took a step in the right direction toward
doing just that. 


Sincerely,
David Vitter
U.S.  Senator