Anonymous
2009-05-22 01:29:33 UTC
http://tinyurl.com/ol4l5d
"Our legislation adds new features to the Social Security card to
deter counterfeiting and make it easier for employers to determine
whether a card is genuine by including a digitized photo of the
cardholder on the card.
The improved Social Security card will also be
encoded with a unique electronic encryption code to allow employers to
verify each prospective applicant's work eligibility status prior to
hiring, through either an electronic card-reader or a toll-free
telephone number.
The Department of Homeland Security will be required
to establish and maintain an Employment Eligibility Database with an
individual's proof of citizenship data, work, and residency eligibility
information, including expiration dates for non-citizens. This database
will also include information from the Social Security Administration
that the Commissioner determines necessary and appropriate for the
purpose of verifying an individual's work eligibility status. Employers
who hire an illegal immigrant or choose not to verify a prospective
employee's work eligibility will face stiff federal fines of $50,000
and up to 5 years in prison.
The employer would also be required to
reimburse the government for the cost of deporting the illegal
immigrant. Moreover, this bill provides that no officer or employee of
Department of Homeland Security shall have access to any information
contained in the Employment Eligibility Database for any purpose other
than the establishment of a system of records necessary for the
effective administration of this Act, and will impose penalties of
$10,000 in fines and mandatory-minimum sentence of 5 years in prison on
anyone who misuses information on the database.
"Our legislation adds new features to the Social Security card to
deter counterfeiting and make it easier for employers to determine
whether a card is genuine by including a digitized photo of the
cardholder on the card.
The improved Social Security card will also be
encoded with a unique electronic encryption code to allow employers to
verify each prospective applicant's work eligibility status prior to
hiring, through either an electronic card-reader or a toll-free
telephone number.
The Department of Homeland Security will be required
to establish and maintain an Employment Eligibility Database with an
individual's proof of citizenship data, work, and residency eligibility
information, including expiration dates for non-citizens. This database
will also include information from the Social Security Administration
that the Commissioner determines necessary and appropriate for the
purpose of verifying an individual's work eligibility status. Employers
who hire an illegal immigrant or choose not to verify a prospective
employee's work eligibility will face stiff federal fines of $50,000
and up to 5 years in prison.
The employer would also be required to
reimburse the government for the cost of deporting the illegal
immigrant. Moreover, this bill provides that no officer or employee of
Department of Homeland Security shall have access to any information
contained in the Employment Eligibility Database for any purpose other
than the establishment of a system of records necessary for the
effective administration of this Act, and will impose penalties of
$10,000 in fines and mandatory-minimum sentence of 5 years in prison on
anyone who misuses information on the database.