U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer summed up nicely a little over a week ago what many farmers have been saying for years: Farmers need better tools for checking the identification of their workers.Earlier post along similar lines:
Sen. Schumer was speaking in response to questions about the Oct. 30 stabbing death of Kathleen Byham in a store parking lot in Albion. The man charged with her death, Luis A.Rodriguez-Flamenco, confessed to killing her, offering no explanation for his action. Rodriguez-Flamenco, it turned out, is not only an illegal immigrant. He had been accused of committing another crime, but gave police a false name and was granted bail. He also turned out to be wanted in the state of Georgia for violating probation. He was able to evade the authorities for so long because immigration policies in this country have flaws big enough to drive harvesting machines through.
USA: Georgia Agricultural Commissioner and San Francisco County Clerk agree: Biometrics Make ID Stronger
