Homeland Security will decide whether we can work

No jobs for US citizens without Homeland Security approval

"Under this already flawed program no one would be able to work in the U.S. without DHS approval - creating a ‘No Work List’ similar to the government’s ‘No Fly List.’"

Whoever's surprised, raise your hand. Next come No Rent Lists, No Primary Education Lists, No Buying Food Lists...You think I'm joking, don't you.


Work bill would create new ID database

There is no privacy requirement that the federal government delete the information after work authorization is given or denied. Employers would be required to keep all the documentation in paper or electronic form for seven years "and make it available for inspection by officers of the Department of Homeland Security" and the Department of Labor. It would also open up the IRS' databases of confidential taxpayer information to Homeland Security and its contractors.

After the chaos that will ensue due to incompatibility of database software, the next step will be to create one database. The more centralized the information is, the easier it is to manipulate it, since you only have to crack one database, bribe one employee, or forge one card instead of several.

The ACLU's Sparapani argued that the bill's penalties for noncompliance aren't tough enough to discourage unscrupulous employers from continuing to pay undocumented workers under the table. Under the new rules, "the black market economy is likely to grow rather than shrink," he said.

No shit, Sherlock. If it's too much trouble to hire people legally, why would people even bother to hire citizens and legal immigrants? It's now going to be MORE likely that illegal immigrants will find work and stay here, not less.

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