Tamperproof Social Security Cards Proposed

This is the proposal that Michael Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, says would require a doubling of his agency's staff, which means this Senator's costs estimates are off by an enormous factor. From the Associated Press:

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said Tuesday he will introduce legislation to replace all paper Social Security cards with plastic biometric cards that can't be duplicated, so employers can be certain of the legal status of their workers. ...

Employers need a system they can rely on to determine the legal status of potential workers, so Graham said he plans to introduce a bill this fall to replace all Social Security cards over the next 10 years at a cost of $8 billion to $10 billion. The new cards would be tamperproof.