Immigration Reform & Privacy
Recent immigration reform bills, and this week's theft of Veterans Records reminds is blogger of the privacy vulnerability issue. Americans more than ever are vulnerable to the back door immigrant using his identity for illegal employment; benefits; credit; residence; or utilities. Whenever a crime is committed and discovered when arresting the cuplrit; the victim may never be told.
Requesting the information via the Privacy Act (for government informatin about oneself) may be unsuccessful becasue the Privacy Act conserves an exception for law enforcement information - ie a name or names conducted and held for a criminal charge or ivestigation. When not brought to trial the citizen or lawful resident may never know. Hence the citizen is denied the evidence of awrong and loses a chance to protect the property of his name and his identity.
The Privacy Act should be amended by a rider to any Immigration Reform Bill to require the disclosure to any resident or citizen of the United States seeking to police the misuse of his name or Federal and other state tax and identification numbers; and any other Federal record. Given that, the injured protects and recovers in his own interest - against employers and illegal aliens and other perpetrators by private lawsuit and evidence.
On another Immigration matter -- where continued illegal employment needs an enforcement partner - the law should be assisted by reducing a collective bargaining agent or union organizing election to a one-third work force qualifying vote - making organized labor a partner and ally in worker documentation. This could be applied in border states or in abused affected industries (which would be declared i that status by the President, AG or Director INS-HLS).
Requesting the information via the Privacy Act (for government informatin about oneself) may be unsuccessful becasue the Privacy Act conserves an exception for law enforcement information - ie a name or names conducted and held for a criminal charge or ivestigation. When not brought to trial the citizen or lawful resident may never know. Hence the citizen is denied the evidence of awrong and loses a chance to protect the property of his name and his identity.
The Privacy Act should be amended by a rider to any Immigration Reform Bill to require the disclosure to any resident or citizen of the United States seeking to police the misuse of his name or Federal and other state tax and identification numbers; and any other Federal record. Given that, the injured protects and recovers in his own interest - against employers and illegal aliens and other perpetrators by private lawsuit and evidence.
On another Immigration matter -- where continued illegal employment needs an enforcement partner - the law should be assisted by reducing a collective bargaining agent or union organizing election to a one-third work force qualifying vote - making organized labor a partner and ally in worker documentation. This could be applied in border states or in abused affected industries (which would be declared i that status by the President, AG or Director INS-HLS).
posted by scotty of course at 8:12 PM
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