Things change often for good reason. Tens of millions of citizens past were not required to prove citizenship/eligibility to get a job here. But we must.
The I-9 form. I wonder. Are members of Congress required to sign? The president? Citizenship is specified by the Constitution; 7 years for representatives, 9 years for senators; and natural born for president.
But wait! there's a new I-9 Form required as of August 7, 2009 -- if anyone is interested. (Looks to me that it's being phased out).
New employees will not be required to provide their Social Security Number except where the employer participates in the E-Verify program. (E-Verify also being phased out?)
The requirement for federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify program has been postponed. It's now up to the Obama Administration to decide. Ans: federal contractors will not be required to participate in the E-Verify program (soon to defunct anyway?).
No longer required for I-9:
* Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561)
* Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or N-570)
* Alien Registration Receipt Card (I-151)
* Unexpired Reentry Permit (Form I-327)
* Unexpired Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571)
How can that be?
Social Security numbers was created for Tax purposes only??
Without numbers how do employers report income to IRS???