On the contrary. the bill requires DHS and State to disclose all information furnished by legalization applicants to law enforcement entities conducting criminal activity and national security investigations. We learned from what we called IRKA. the 1986 act. and we have that in the legislation. On page 38 of the legislation: OTHER DOCUMENTS.-Not later than October 26. 2007. every document. other than an interim document. issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security. which may be used as evidence of an aliens status as an immigrant. nonimmigrant. parolee. asylee. or refugee. shall be machinereadable and tamperresistant. and shall incorporate a biometric identifier to allow the Secretary of Homeland Security to verify electronically the identity and status of the alien. We have spent time on it. I am a strong believer that is what we need.
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