President Bush has mentioned this identification card for guest workers several times recently. How in the heck is that going to solve anything? Any illegal who does not have one is going to keep right on doing what they are doing now; masquerade as an American citizen. What a joke!
Until employers are forced to verify every employee's Social Security Number against a database, employers are going to keep on hiring them and making the pathetic claim that "we are not document experts; it looked like a real social security card to us".
The Bush plan will give the employers the best of both worlds! Guest workers and an abundant supply of illegals.
What about people who easily go by three and four names????
How do you do a security check on aperson who uses fake names, no real identification, etcetc???
Our schools aren't allowed to report illegals. Why is our government so determined to harbor criminals?
The secret to the whole illegal mess is identification.
Most illegals have highly convincing fake ID and false Social Security numbers. Employers suspect they are fake, but actually face fines under current law by subjecting some employees to more scrutiny than others. Besides, their competitors hire hard working illegals as well and it just pays not to ask too many questions.
A verifiable, enforceable ID system and indemnifying employers so that they can accurately check validity could potential stop illegal immigration in its tracks.
With no jobs for them the illegals would no longer come here; simple as that.