[Tribune7]

I was looking at the House plan in today's WSJ and saw it will require within six years businesses to tap into a national database of SS numbers before hiring.

Imagine if Clinton or Tom Foley had proposed that plan.

What I fear is that emotion-based reaction to illegal immigration (and those demonstrations in L.A.) will cause an unnecessary loss of freedom for the rest us.

I think the House plan will end up being Sarbanes Oxley for the private citizen.

[SJackson]

I was looking at the House plan in today's WSJ and saw it will require within six years businesses to tap into a national database of SS numbers before hiring. Imagine if Clinton or Tom Foley had proposed that plan.

The databases already exist. It's used by financial institutions (through the IRS I believe) to verify identity. Obviously social security has an existing database. Had GWB required it's use by employers on taking office, most of this discussion would be unnecessary. It falls under common sense law enforcement which has been missing.