ID cards at centre of US immigration reform

March 09 2010 by Liam Clifford

Lawmakers in the US have announced a potential plan to help employers adhere to the new rules following the introduction of US immigration reform measures.

Those drafting the new US immigration bill have settled on the introduction of national biometric identification cards that will help prevent employers from taking on staff who do not have proper US work visas.

Under the controversial proposals, all US legal workers, including people who have moved to the US from abroad, will eventually be required to carry the ID cards.

The ID card idea is one that will help deal with concerns that were raised to prevent the introduction of previous US immigration reform measures.

Senators Chuck Schumer and Lindsey Graham, who have been working on the bill, are expected to update President Obama on their progress later this week. Schumer stated that the biometric ID card deals with concerns that US immigration reform would lead to a new wave illegal immigrants working in the US.

Schumer explains, "It's the nub of solving the immigration dilemma, politically speaking." He continued, "If you say they can't get a job when they come here, you'll stop it."

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