> Americans are big on punishment as a solution to crime. Most support the death
> penalty. Why not require all job seekers to have a U.S. Passport? After all,
> the new ones are supposedly tamper proof--to keep the "terrs" out (porous
> borders aside).
Essentially you would be eliminating the category of permanent residence (green cards). People would either be citizens or temporary workers. We have that system here in Ireland and, trust me, it SUCKS.