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National identification law included in immigration bill

The sweeping immigration measure advancing rapidly in the Senate goes far beyond much-debated border security measures and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with a crucial requirement that could affect every American who takes a new job in the future. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/us/politics/bill-to-expand-us-database-to-verify-hires.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&hp The provision, a linchpin of the legislation, would require all employers in the […]

Immigration bill contains DHS national id system

Driver’s license photographs and biographic information of most Americans would be accessible through an expanded Department of Homeland Security nationwide computer network called E-Verify if the immigration legislation pending before the Senate becomes law.  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/us/politics/as-immigration-bill-moves-forward-fear-of-an-id-system.html?ref=us  The proposal already faces objections from some civil liberties lawyers and certain members of Congress, who worry about the potential […]