[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11456-11457]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     NEW EMPLOYEE VERIFICATION ACT

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this year I introduced the New 
Employee Verification Act, H.R. 5515, that prevents unauthorized 
employment. It will replace the expiring pilot program, E-Verify, that 
is run by the Department of Homeland Security.
  The Department of Homeland Security has no business keeping tabs on

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work records of law-abiding American citizens. I strongly reject the 
Orwellian premise that a government agency tasked with catching 
terrorists should also maintain a huge database on the work history of 
every single American. Our bipartisan bill ensures that U.S. citizens 
go through Social Security to confirm their legal right to work, and 
noncitizens go through the Department of Homeland Security.
  I urge you to cosponsor H.R. 5515, to create a new work authorization 
system that will help reduce illegal immigration, preserve the rights 
and privacy of law-abiding citizens, and protect Social Security.

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