Will E-Verify Become a National ID System?

Bill Franklin patriotpost.us Last month I blogged that the ObamaCare data hub would make individual privacy an artifact of the past. The immigration bill that's making its way through Congress contains an equally scary provision that essentially gives the federal government the power to determine if you and I can be employed. It's called E-Verify. Incredibly, it has bipartisan support. Here's how it works. E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security. Its purpose is to verify that every person seeking employment in the US is "eligible" -- i.e. approved by the federal government to be employed. The program is currently deployed in pilot programs between 16 state governments and the federal government. When you apply for employment you must complete an I-9 form and furnish personal information (name, DOB, Social Security Number, and verification of your citizenship or immigration status) for E-Verify to process. Processing involves comparing the information you furnish with the information in databases maintained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA). If all of the information matches, E-Verify notifies the employer that you are eligible to work. A future feature of the system will furnish the employer a digital image of the applicant, as is now done for passports, which the employer must confirm matches the job applicant. If the information doesn't match for any reason -- for example, maybe the applicant's immigration status doesn't allow working in the US or perhaps there is an error in the government's record -- the employer is sent a "Tentative Non-confirmation" (TNC) and the applicant has eight working days to contact DHS and/or SSA and sort out the problem. If the problem isn't resolved in eight days, E-Verify sends a "Final Non-confirmation" notice to the employer, who is required by law to fire the employee. to read more click here: patriotpost.us