Congress Debating "No-Work" Database

grag writes "Cnet is reporting that the US Congress, in their quest for immigration reform, seeks to force employers to utilize a database to determine a person's eligibility for employment. The Department of Homeland Security would operate the database and would be given access to IRS records for this purpose. The article mentions similarities between this proposal and the no-fly list — and the expectation of similar difficulties the proposed database could pose to valid people seeking employment."

And They'll Start With...

[imikem]

...a list of 535 people who do no work.

Next up....

[woolio]

DHS will attempt to create national a database of irrational numbers....

After all, computer security could be improved if we keep these pesky numbers out of our calculations. By Federal Law, all numerical calculations will require verifification with the National Irrational Number Database (NIHD) to ensure these numbers do not penetrate our borders.

eventually...

[cosmocain]

...in a few years we will need a list to list the lists.

One List to rule them all, One List to find them, One List to bring them all, and in the illegality bind them.

Re:Land of the Free, Indeed

[svendsen]

Which I agree with. Wow a thread ending in agreement on Slashdot with no insults thrown. Is this really Slashdot?

*shudder*

One Scenario

[airship]

At a concert venue somewhere in the USA:

Guard: "What do you want?"
Jennifer Lopez: "I have a concert here tonight. Let me in."
Guard: "I don't know. You look Mexican to me."
JLo: "I am HISPANIC!"
Guard: "What's your name?"
JLo: "What? Do you live in a box?? I am JENNIFER LOPEZ!!!!"
Guard: "Uh... okay. Oh, here you are. I'm sorry I can't let you in."
JLo: "WHAT! Why not???"
Guard: "Your name is on the 'No Work' list."
JLo: "@#$%^&*(!!!!! Jennifer Lopez is a VERY common Hispanic name! That's not me!!!"
Guard: "Sorry. You're on the list, you don't work. It's the law."

So what I'm trying to say is that at least ONE good thing would come out of this law. :)

That's not a question

[Tony]

If this law passes, it's only a question of how many are going to get burned, not whether it's going to happen.

How many are going to get burned?

All of us.

Re:duplicate employment

[DragonWriter]

Also, what about those people who simply need to maintain two jobs?

Clearly, that will no longer be allowed. Anyway, its unChristian: the Bible says no man can serve two masters.