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On the recordJuly 20, 2009
Employment verification systems that require employers to make subjective determinations about an employee's identity or legal status are bound to fail.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer criticizes subjective employment verification systems as ineffective.

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