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[IP] GOP Immigration Bill Includes National ID Language



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From: Gene Spafford <spaf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 9, 2005 9:18:17 AM EST
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Subject: Fwd: [IP] GOP Immigration Bill Includes National ID Language
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Note especially James Plummer's quote at the end


From: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
From: Richard Forno <rforno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 9, 2005 7:58:01 AM EST

GOP Immigration Bill Includes National ID Language

by Robert B. Bluey
Posted Dec 8, 2005

http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?print=yes&id=10753

An immigration reform bill moving quickly through the U.S. House of
Representatives contains language requiring the Social Security
Administration, Treasury Department and Department of Justice to study the 
concept of a machine-readable Social Security card with a photo ID.

The House Judiciary Committee approved the legislation (H.R. 4437),
sponsored by Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R.-Wis.), on a party-line 23-15 vote Thursday. Next week the House is set to vote on the bill, which calls for mandatory verification of employees’ legal status and increases enforcement 
along the Mexican border.
But language about the machine-readable Social Security cards has alarmed civil libertarians who fear it could lead to a national ID card for all 
Americans.

[...]

“Even setting aside concerns of intentional ‘blacklisting’ of innocent
Americans, even a small error rate could mean millions of Americans forced out of work by computer mistakes,” said Liberty Coalition Policy Director James Plummer. “Homeland Security has a poor record of putting innocent Americans on secretive “no-fly” lists, and should not be entrusted with 
determining who is allowed is to make a living in this country.”
Copyright © 2005 HUMAN EVENTS. All Rights Reserved.




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