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GOP Immigration Bill Includes National ID Language
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 10:21:48 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Gene Spafford <spaf () cerias purdue edu> Date: December 9, 2005 9:18:17 AM EST To: USACM-INFO () LISTSERV ACM ORG Subject: Fwd: [IP] GOP Immigration Bill Includes National ID Language Reply-To: Gene Spafford <spaf () cerias purdue edu> Note especially James Plummer's quote at the end
From: David Farber <dave () farber net> From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org> 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 SecurityAdministration, Treasury Department and Department of Justice to study theconcept 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 enforcementalong 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 allAmericans. [...] “Even setting aside concerns of intentional ‘blacklisting’ of innocentAmericans, 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 withdetermining who is allowed is to make a living in this country.” Copyright © 2005 HUMAN EVENTS. All Rights Reserved.
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