Senator: Immigration changes should require all workers to verify they can hold US jobs
Suzanne Gamboa July 22nd, 2009
Legal status of US workers’ an immigration issue

WASHINGTON — The Senate Democrat leading the push for immigration changes said Tuesday verifying the legal status of workers will require citizens and immigrants to prove they are legally eligible to hold jobs in the U.S.


Sen. Charles Schumer, chairman of the immigration subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he envisions a workforce verification system that relies on an electronic identifier, known as biometrics, such as fingerprints.

“In order to completely prevent future waves of illegal immigation, we must recognize that no matter what we do on the border an at our ports of entry, jobs are what draw ilegal immigrants to the United States,â€