All workers must already provide a Social Security number upon taking employment. This proposal would simply help ensure that the Social Security care a prospective employee shows to an employer is not fraudulent. No matter how many other ways we attempt to curb illegal immigration. we will not succeed unless we have a realistic way of stopping illegal immigrants from getting jobs in this country. If Social Security cards are going to be one of the primary documents prospective employees use to prove employment eligibilityas this bill provides forit is absolutely essential that we ensure that those cards cannot be easily forged. as they can be right now. Mr. Chairman. this amendment would provide one of the most effective tools possible to fight illegal immigration. If we are really serious about stopping illegal immigration. we must ensure that the documentation workers use to obtain jobs is authentic. I urge Members to vote "yes" on the McCollum amendment.
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