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Homeland Security to Fight for “No-Match” Rule

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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 [1], Tuesday)

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

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[1] USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-03-22-homeland-policy_N.htm

[2] A Number, Not a Name: Big Brother by Stealth: http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=3376

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