Dokument #1329002
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
The information that follows was provided
by a technical officer at the Office of International Affairs of
the Social Security Administration headquarters in Baltimore,
Maryland (25 Apr. 1995).
The basic document required for lawful
employment in the United States is a social security card, which
states whether the bearer is entitled to work in the country.
However, the social security card cannot be used as a personal
identification document; among other things, the card does not have
a picture of the person to whom it is issued. The employer may
require identification documents and other documents (immigration
papers, diplomas, records of employment, etc.) specific to the
needs or requirements of each employer and the position for which a
person is being hired.
Please find attached an excerpt from a
January 1988 discussion paper, which states that following the
passing of the 1986 United States immigration law, "employers must
now require all new hires to present proof of legal residency"
(Anderson Jan. 1988, 3).
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Anderson, Patricia Y.. January 1988.
The New U.S. Immigration Law: Its Impact on Jamaicans at Home
and Abroad. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Center for
Immigration Policy and Refugee Assistance.
Social Security Administration, Office
of International Affairs, Baltimore, Md.. 25 April 1995. Telephone
interview with technical officer.
Anderson, Patricia Y.. January 1988.
The New U.S. Immigration Law: Its Impact on Jamaicans at Home
and Abroad. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Center for
Immigration Policy and Refugee Assistance, p. 3.