National ID Card Included In Democratic Immigration Bill

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Gotholic

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Ryan Grim Ryan Grim – Thu Apr 29, 8:05 pm ET

Democrats pushed forward on an immigration overhaul on Thursday evening with no Republican support, as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) continues to hold out, arguing that the divisive issue will make progress on climate change legislation impossible.

The Senate is also in the middle of debating Wall Street reform, which is expected to take up the next few weeks of floor time. Reid, however, said that the chamber would be able to handle the task. "We can do more than one thing at once," he said.

The Democratic proposal includes increased money for border patrol and drug war agents, equipment, helicopters and unmanned drones. It would create a national ID -- which is dubbed a "biometric social security card." Though Democrats insist that it is not an ID card and can only be used for employment purposes.

The proposal would also include a crackdown on employers who hire undocumented workers. It works to deport some immigrants who are not in the country legally and creates a limited pathway to citizenship for others.

Democrats brought out their heavy hitters for the announcement: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.); Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.); Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), who's been leading the push for immigration reform; Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.); Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) and Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).

The crackdown on employers relies on the creation of national identity cards. "These cards will be fraud-resistant, tamper-resistant, wear resistant, and machine-readable social security cards containing a photograph and an electronically coded micro-processing chip which possesses a unique biometric identifier for the authorized card-bearer," reads the bill summary.

Broadly, the proposal includes:

1. More Border Patrol officers
2. More Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, worksite inspectors, document fraud investigators and drug-war agents
3. The "installation of high-tech ground sensors throughout the southern border and for equipping all border patrol officers with the technological capability to respond to activation of the ground sensors in the area they are patrolling."
4. More prosecution of drug smuggling, human trafficking and unauthorized border crossing
5. "ncreases in the number of sport utility vehicles, helicopters, power boats, river boats, portable computers to track illegal immigrants and drug smugglers while inside of a border patrol vehicle, night vision equipment, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Remote Video Surveillance Systems (RVSS), scope trucks, and Mobile Surveillance Systems (MSS)."
6. All prisoners will be checked for immigration status and deported if found to lack documentation.
7. DHS will "identify, investigate, and initiate removal proceedings" against folks who came here legally but didn't leave.
8. The bill would create "a broad-based registration program that requires all illegal immigrants living in the U.S. to come forward to register, be screened, and, if eligible, complete other requirements to earn legal status, including paying taxes."

The full summary can be read here.
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show me your arm!

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I suppose the Arizona Republicans incited the Democrats to include a National ID card, which makes it alright, right Bish?
 
aww come on guys you love this kind of social control shit when it's pointed in a certain direction. let's just throw in a few words about us being able to use this against muslims, er, terrorists and pussy communists and you're gonna be all for it!!!

so, what is the harm of an ID system? you're not planning on doing anything illegal are you?
 
2minkey said:
so, what is the harm of an ID system?
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What about SSA? Don't we already have one? Hell, not only did I enter the Army, I still had to fill out a draft card. W2/W4.

We already have national ID's.

I'm so glad you can't seperate Muslims from terrorists. Why would we need to give ID's to commies? Thye're a legitimate political party (whose main members are afraid to admit their stance)
 
Demonrats have good reason to be afraid

yer gonna have too destroy me,
wonder how many of these 2,000+ rounds
I can get shot off at you in the process?
 
It was from an old "Star Trek" episode. Something about an alien wanting to take control.....
 
Gotholic said:
I suppose the Arizona Republicans incited the Democrats to include a National ID card, which makes it alright, right Bish?
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Psst...I'm Pro National ID. I suppose that in AZ, EVERYONE should have an id card, should have to carry it all the time and be asked for it periodically. Fair is fair, eh
 
And, the US Code is the law:

(e) Personal possession of registration or receipt card; penalties
Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

Any alien who fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction for each offense be fined not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
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Every American Citizen, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of citizenship or emigration receipt card issued to him pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

Any Citizen who fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction for each offense be fined not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

Fixed it for ya.
 
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