Mike Bloomberg on Homeland Security

Independent possibility for President

Use DNA and fingerprint technology for worker ID database

Bloomberg thrust himself into the national immigration debate, advocating a plan that would establish a DNA or fingerprint database to track and verify all legal US workers. Bloomberg compared his proposed federal identification database to the Social Security card, insisting that such a system would not violate citizens' privacy and was not a civil liberties issue. "You don't have to work--but if you want to work for a company you have to have a Social Security card," he said. "The difference is, in the day and age when everybody's got a PC on their desk with Photoshop that can replicate anything, it's become a joke."

The mayor said DNA and fingerprint technology could be used to create a worker ID database that will "uniquely identify the person" applying for a job, ensuring that cards are not illegally transferred or forged. The New York Civil Liberties Union said a DNA or fingerprint database "doesn't sound like the free society we think we're living in."

Source: Sara Kugler, Associated Press May 24, 2006

Click here for definitions & background information on Homeland Security. Click here for policy papers on Homeland Security. Click here for a profile of Mike Bloomberg. Click here for Mike Bloomberg on all the issues. Click here for VoteMatch responses by Mike Bloomberg. Agree? Disagree? Voice your opinions on Homeland Security or about Mike Bloomberg in The Forum.
*Other candidates on Homeland Security:*	*Mike Bloomberg on other issues:*
*Democratic Presidential Contenders:* Sen.Hillary Clinton Sen.Barack Obama *Democratic Veepstakes:* Sen.Joe Biden(DE) Mayor Mike Bloomberg(I,NYC) Gen.Wesley Clark(AR) Sen.Chris Dodd(CT) Sen.John Edwards(NC) V.P.Al Gore(TN) Sen.Chuck Hagel(R,NE) Gov.Bill Richardson(NM) Gov.Kathleen Sebelius(KS) *Republican Presidential Nominee:* Sen.John McCain *Republican Veepstakes:* Gov.Charlie Crist(FL) Mayor Rudy Giuliani(NYC) Gov.Mike Huckabee(AR) Gov. Bobby Jindal(LA) Sen.Joe Lieberman(I,CT) Secy. Condi Rice(CA) Gov.Mitt Romney(MA) Gov. Mark Sanford(SC)	Abortion Budget/Economy Civil Rights Corporations Crime Drugs Education Energy/Oil Environment Families/Children Foreign Policy Free Trade Govt. Reform Gun Control Health Care Homeland Security Immigration Infrastructure/Technology Jobs Principles/Values Social Security Tax Reform War/Iraq/Mideast Welfare/Poverty

Page last updated: Jul 15, 2008