{"id":24206,"date":"2013-01-28T18:19:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T17:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/headline\/2013\/01\/28-5"},"modified":"2013-01-28T18:19:51","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T17:19:51","slug":"groups-slam-senate-immigration-plan-for-privacy-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/groups-slam-senate-immigration-plan-for-privacy-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"Groups Slam Senate Immigration Plan for Privacy Violations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Civil liberties organizations are raising flags about the proposed immigration reform framework being unveiled on Monday by a bipartisan Senate working group saying that the plan includes provisions that endanger personal freedoms for all US citizens.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Recent polls show that the majority of Americans support fair immigration reform. (Photo: Shell Photographics\/SEIU Int’l via Flickr)<\/span><\/span> The purported “tough but fair path to citizenship\u201d mandates the increased use of employment verification systems, which is causing alarm considering the notoriously error-prone record<\/a> (.pdf) of the current E-Verify system.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe outline\u2019s call for employers to be mandated to use E-Verify, an expensive electronic employment-verification system, is a thinly-disguised national ID requirement that undermines the privacy of every American worker while imposing new burdens on businesses. Mandatory E-Verify would not only lead to discrimination against those who look or sound \u201cforeign,\u201d but also increase the risk of identity theft and make it harder to get a job,\u201d said<\/a> Chris Calabrese, legislative counsel for the ACLU.<\/p>\n

Critics also point out<\/a> the system’s record of frequent false-positives “that can cost Americans and legal permanent residents their jobs.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThe…plan is the beginning, not the end, of the discussion on immigration reform,\u201d said ACLU legislative counsel Joanne Lin. She added, \u201cWe urge the passage of a roadmap that is just, humane and fair.”<\/p>\n

The Huffington Post<\/em> outlines<\/a> some of the other key components of the proposed “enforcement force, green cards second” reform framework, which includes the increased use of surveillance drones as part of enhanced border security.<\/p>\n

The bipartisan Senate working group\u2013which includes: Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Michael Bennet (D-Co.) Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Marco Rubio (R-Fl.), John McCain (R-Az.) and Jeff Flake (R-Az.)\u2013will reveal the details of their plan at a press conference Monday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Civil liberties organizations are raising flags about the proposed immigration reform framework being unveiled on Monday by a bipartisan Senate working group saying that the plan includes provisions that endanger personal freedoms for all US citizens. <\/p>\n

\"\"Recent polls show that the majority of Americans support fair immigration reform. (Photo: Shell Photographics\/SEIU Int’l via Flickr)<\/span><\/span> The purported “tough but fair path to citizenship” mandates the increased use of employment verification systems, which is causing alarm considering the notoriously error-prone record<\/a> (.pdf) of the current E-Verify system. <\/p>\n

“The outline’s call for employers to be mandated to use E-Verify, an expensive electronic employment-verification system, is a thinly-disguised national ID requirement that undermines the privacy of every American worker while imposing new burdens on businesses. Mandatory E-Verify would not only lead to discrimination against those who look or sound “foreign,” but also increase the risk of identity theft and make it harder to get a job,” said<\/a> Chris Calabrese, legislative counsel for the ACLU.<\/p>\n

Critics also point out<\/a> the system’s record of frequent false-positives “that can cost Americans and legal permanent residents their jobs.”<\/p>\n

“The…plan is the beginning, not the end, of the discussion on immigration reform,” said ACLU legislative counsel Joanne Lin. She added, “We urge the passage of a roadmap that is just, humane and fair.”<\/p>\n

The Huffington Post<\/em> outlines<\/a> some of the other key components of the proposed “enforcement force, green cards second” reform framework, which includes the increased use of surveillance drones as part of enhanced border security.<\/p>\n

The bipartisan Senate working group—which includes: Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Michael Bennet (D-Co.) Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Marco Rubio (R-Fl.), John McCain (R-Az.) and Jeff Flake (R-Az.)—will reveal the details of their plan at a press conference Monday afternoon. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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