Comment Submitted by Katherine

I oppose this rule change because E Verify will function as a de facto national ID. I agree with Jim Harper of the Cato Institute that a national ID would be disastrous to citizens in the area of privacy and security. "In brief, a national ID would strip us of privacy even faster than is already happening, producing formal dossiers and increased surveillance. A national ID would transfer power en masse from individuals to governments. They would administer our rights by controlling the tools we need to navigate a “papers, please” society. A national ID would also be insecure, as it centralizes and homogenizes information assets (identity data) that are more secure if widely dispersed and heterogeneous."