That is one form of an ID card though not as common as 196 million drivers licenses. There is also the Social Security card. My initial Instinct is that a Social Security card that had the proper technology attached to it would be the wisest. the most effective. and most useful ID card because most of the immigration problems we have are related to work. either as a student or as a worker. It would be natural to have an ID card. to have a Social Security card such as the card we carry around in our pockets that also serves as a de facto national ID card. There was a case of the Swift Company. which was using. under our antiquated immigration laws. the basic pilot program. which is what we say to businesses to use if we want them to do everything they can to make sure they are only hiring people legally in the United States. Swift and other companies do that. Even if they do that. they cannot be assured that the people they are hiring are legally here because many of the Social Security numbers have been stolen. as it turns out. and it is against our laws to inquire too far into someone who applies for a job and presents evidence they are a citizen. Our laws say you cannot ask more questions to secondguess that. We have some work to do. All of us who think about the immigration issuewhich is what brought all this up. along with the September 11 disasterwe think of the immigration issue and we think of the need for employer verification. For employers in this country to verify that people they hire are legally here. we are going to have to supply those employers. in some way. with the ability to ask for a good identification card. Perhaps it is the Social Security card. perhaps It is a travel card. perhaps it is a passport. perhaps it is a bank card. maybe there are two or three of those.
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