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"They should be set to work on a border security fence too. The one Israel has is a good model"

I agree, and I'd gladly pay for it as an American taxpayer. Of all the garbage those pinheads in Washington come up with to spend our money on, this is one of the few things that would have me jumping for joy.

"We should have had this years ago. Employee verification is on the books but employers are allowed to accept phony, fake work documents without punishment."

Na, we don't need anything mandatory. All we need is incredible incentive (in terms of massive fines) for each instance where an employer hires someone they know, or should know, is not allowed to work in the US legally. After the first few multi-million dollar, headlines-making fines, you'd start seeing a whole bunch of employers get their act together real quick. Essentially, just step up enforcement and punish the hell out of those caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

"One than can be accessed over the internet or by phone."

You definitely don't want anything that can be done over the internet. Probably your best bet would be something accessible via modem, using a secure, encrypted client and server architecture. I'd put up a fight over using the government for this, however. Existing credit agencies could provide a primer for private businesses to handle this. With massive fines in place and a huge number of employers looking for a reliable way to make sure they're not going to get slammed for hiring illegals, a whole new market for employee work rights verification could be created overnight. It's certainly not something any privacy advocates are going to want the government to have a hand in, and it's better to have private businesses doing it anyway, as they can be held accountable for mistakes or problems.

You definitely don't want anything that can be done over the internet. Probably your best bet would be something accessible via modem, using a secure, encrypted client and server architecture.

Let the big guys handle it in Washington DC headquarters. Big guys would be a credit card company as you suggest.

Then let the small guys get a piece of the action in the states with each state having ten private contractors who will securely hook into Wash DC and relay the results to employers

I'd put up a fight over using the government for this, however. Existing credit agencies could provide a primer for private businesses to handle this.

The Feds are sure to screw up such a computerized operation. It's imperative to farm it out to private business.

With massive fines in place and a huge number of employers looking for a reliable way to make sure they're not going to get slammed for hiring illegals, a whole new market for employee work rights verification could be created overnight.

Fines have to be large enough to deter employing illegal aliens so you can't get a leg up on your competition