Nonsensical statement.Your issue of October 31, 2005, contains in the article "Reconstruction and Reconquista" the following statement: "In addition to supporting the suspension of Davis-Bacon provisions, [Gregory] Rodriguez also supports the Department of Homeland Security's decision to suspend, temporarily, the practice of 'sanctioning employers who hire workers who cannot document their citizenship.'" The quoted statement is nonsense. First, the law does not provide for sanctions to be imposed on employers who employ aliens, only on those who employ illegal (undocumented) aliens. Second, that law has not been enforced for years. In fact, the Internal Revenue Service has a procedure for illegal aliens to obtain a Tax 1D number (not a Social Security number) so that their employers may deduct de·duct v. de·duct·ed, de·duct·ing, de·ducts v.tr. 1. To take away (a quantity) from another; subtract. 2. To derive by deduction; deduce. v.intr. income taxes and send the taxes to the IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. . In order for the illegal alien to obtain such a tax ID number, he has to fill out an application for it and submit proof of identity such as his foreign passport without any proof of legal residence in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . This is how far our own government has gone to flout flout v. flout·ed, flout·ing, flouts v.tr. To show contempt for; scorn: flout a law; behavior that flouted convention. See Usage Note at flaunt. v.intr. its own laws. JUAN J. RYAN New Providence, New Jersey New Providence is a borough on the northwestern edge of Union County, New Jersey, United States. It is located on the Passaic River, which forms the county boundary with Morris County. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 11,907. |
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