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In the past two months, as many as 100,000 documented and undocumented immigrants have lost their jobs due to attempts by the Social Security Administration to clean up inaccuracies in its record keeping (see WIT for June 4, 2002). Reports from around the country have confirmed the fears of immigrant advocacy groups that despite the SSA?s lack of enforcement powers and policy of not sharing information with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, letters asking employers to clear up name and Social Security Number mismatches have led to immigrants quitting or being fired. With over 800,000 employers receiving letters about almost 7 million mismatches, immigrant advocacy and employer groups alike are arguing that the government should consider immigration amnesty programs.