Digital IDs for workers in the cards: anti-immigration fever spurs a move opponents fear will invade everyone's privacy

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The political popularity of anti-immigrant themes is boosting a proposal for requiring all US workers to present IDs for comparison to a national data bank upon hiring. Proponents say the costs are minimal compared to those of paying for services to illegal immigrants, while foes say the computer systems are nowhere near secure enough, that bad data will cost thousands jobs, and that such a step is anti-democratic and Orwellian. The proposed cards could ultimately contain fingerprint, voice-print, and DNA information.

Analysis, Privacy, Right of, Right of privacy, Identification cards

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Skilled foreign recruits could face higher hurdles; as hostility to immigration rises, Congress is looking at stricter standards for putting alien workers on the payroll

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A tide of anti-immigrant legislation in Congress may make it harder for companies to hire elite foreigners with specialized skills rare or unknown in the US. Current Labor Dept rules provide a wealth of work for lawyers who establish a paper trail of seeking citizens for jobs that ultimately go to foreigners. Some proposals, such as Rep Lamar Smith's HR 1915, would turn that money over to US training programs. Smith's plan also favors relatives of current US residents over foreigners with critical skills.

Political aspects, Labor law, Emigration and immigration law, Immigration law, international

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Helms-Burton's first test comes soon; Cuban-Americans lining up to sue foreign investors in Cuba under new act

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The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, signed on Mar 12, 1996, allows suits against those who benefitted from expropriations after Cuba went communist in 1959. Potential venues include the federal district courts, the US Foreign Claims Settlement Commission and international trade arbitration panels. There are differing views about how much litigation will result from the law.

Foreign investments, Cuban Americans, Eminent domain (International law)

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