Legislation Update -- November 2007

No-match ruling remains on hold. The Social Security no-match rule, originally scheduled to go into effect in September, was delayed again in October. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the no-match rule until the court can fully examine the issue. No-match letters are triggered when an employer has employees whose names and Social Security numbers do not match the employer’s W-2 form. “While this is very good news, this is no time to sit down and rest,” said Robert J. Dolibois, ANLA’s executive vice president. He cautioned that the only solution to the “broken immigration system” is the passage of legislation.

AGJobs progress. Sen. Larry Craig’s guilty plea to disorderly conduct, and possible departure from the Senate, is a setback to building momentum among Republican senators to adopt AGJobs as soon as possible. Craig was the lead Republican senator supporting passage of the AGJobs bill proposed to address the critical shortage of legal seasonal workers in agriculture. With control of the Senate in Democratic hands, the most critical support for AGJobs rests with Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., who is outspoken in her support for quick action on AGJobs.

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