We already have proper proof of citizenship, we have our government numbers (SS) and we have birth certificates, and both of which are mandatory to be legally hired. A national ID card is NOT going to fix the problem. The card is going to be as easy to forge as the new $20 bill.
I agree, get them out of the country (hell, send 'em out to international waters for all I care), but this bill isn't going to get them out of the country. This bill is nothing more than the government grinding it's jackboot into our chests a little harder.
"We already have proper proof of citizenship, we have our government numbers (SS) and we have birth certificates, and both of which are mandatory to be legally hired. A national ID card is NOT going to fix the problem. The card is going to be as easy to forge as the new $20 bill."
... which today is pretty darn hard to forge...
This is not about creating a new ID, but about making the Social Security card and SS system tamperproof so it can weed out the many millions of cases of document fraud that illegal aliens and wink-n-nod employers use to get around the laws.
THIS IS A GOOD THING.
Soc Sec ID is required for jobs for 20 years now, there is not a valid 'big brother' fear there that isn't already on the table. You mention it - already mandatory to have SocSec.
"I agree, get them out of the country (hell, send 'em out to international waters for all I care), but this bill isn't going to get them out of the country."
DO YOU HAVE A BETTER SUGGESTION FOR HOW TO VERIFY LEGAL RESIDENCY WHEN AN EMPLOYEE SHOWS UP FOR WORK????
"This bill is nothing more than the government grinding it's jackboot into our chests a little harder."
Drama queen alert. ... This is a fraction of the info some credit agency already has on you.