People whose appearance. accent or family background make them seem foreign will be screened out of jobs as employers attempt to avoid the inevitable problems which the verIfication process will cause. The verification system will also be easily susceptible to abuse by merchants and business people who use the worker registry as a powerful tool to harass. and privately check up on whoever they choose. for other purposes. In wake of the Proposition 187. merchants in California began requesting immigration documents from Latino and Asian customers in restaurants and banks. I believe the recent xenophobic rhetoric being used by some in the Republican Party is a thinly veiled attempt to blame national problems on newcomers or those who are of a different ethnicity than the majority. These efforts contribute to an atmosphere of hostility. I find it dangerous and counterproductive to start a process which would lead only to spiraling harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Further. the system is imperfect and has massive loopholes. False documents with accurate numbers will enable undocumented workers to avoid detection and employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers under the table will continue to do so despite the system.
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People whose appearance, accent or family background make them seem foreign will be screened out of jobs