Congresswoman Nydia Val Velázquez (D-NY), chairperson of the House Committee on Small Business, sent a letter this week to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Michael Chertoff, asking that the department suspend the implementation of the Administration’s Social Security "no match" regulation until DHS determined its impact on small businesses. In addition, Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, sent a letter earlier this month to Secretary Chertoff, expressing his concerns with the regulation, pointing out that the Social Security "no match" data has historically been marred by inaccuracies and therefore may not be a suitable immigration enforcement tool. "These elected leaders have hit the nail on the head. How can the Administration expect businesses to comply with a rule that is based on a faulty information system?" said Robert Guenther, senior vice president of public policy for United Fresh. On August 31, United Fresh joined other business associations in filing a lawsuit seeking to block the social security no-match rule. Last week, the U.S. Small Business Administration sent a letter to the DHS expressing their concerns regarding the "no match" regulation. "We now have Congressional leadership and the government’s own Small Business Administration supporting the efforts that United Fresh took last month in suing the federal government to block this rule," Guenther stated. To read both of these letters please visit the United Fresh Social Security No-Match Resource Center. For more details, contact Robert Guenther, 202-303-3409.