No. 1. it would strike the language allowing an alien to prove employment history by providing a selfsigned. sworn declaration. in other words. nothing more than a piece of paper that he himself signs. No. 2. it would require that sworn affidavits from nonrelatives who have direct knowledge of the aliens workand that is a phrase in the underlying billcan be corroborated by the Secretary of Department of Homeland Security and should include contact information of the affiant. the name. the address. the phone number. the nature and duration of the relationship. so that the Department has some hope. some ability of looking into this declaration. crossexamining the affiant to determine if this is trustworthy and if this declaration is truthful. No. 3. the amendment would make the types of "other documents" provided to prove work history the same for those illegal aliens who have been living in the United States over 5 years and for between 2 and 5 years. So there would be uniformity. and we would be talking about objective documentary evidence. No. 4. the amendment would strike the provision stating that Congress believes the Department of Homeland Security should "recognize and take into account the difficulties encountered by aliens in obtaining evidence of employment" because of their illegal status.
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