The Wall Street Journal reported today that some lawmakers are working on legislation that would create a biometric ID card that eventually every U.S. worker would have to carry.
The idea is that the ID card could significantly dry up illegal immigration since new arrivals wouldn’t be employable since they would lack the card.
One of our immigration attorneys, Melissa Desvarieux, had this reaction to the news: “I’m so appalled by this proposal that I can’t imagine it being adopted as a measure. It’ll give the government way too much of a feel of being Big Brother watching over us, reducing us to a bunch of social security numbers. But if this is on the horizon, things will likely get even worse, to where your whole life will now be is on a little card: criminal history, work history, birth, status. The way I see it, It’s simply too much control to hand over. And it’s certainly not worth the benefit of ensuring that undocumented aliens are accounted for.”
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bid deal. is just a social security with a photo.