Lorraine D'Alessio, a managing attorney at D'Alessio Law Group, notes in an email that H - 1B visa holders don't need to necessarily have a steady job to remain in the country, but «at least a steady source of income that does not derive from federal welfare benefits or other forms of government assistance.» (policygenius.com)
A legislative trap door in the bill that created the IDNYC program almost two years ago enables the city to trash the data files on its applicants, many of whom are foreign nationals lacking other forms of government paperwork, should a nativist president assume office. (observer.com)
De Blasio and his liberal allies created IDNYC to provide proof of identity to individuals lacking other forms of government paperwork, and the City Council deliberately wrote a legislative trap door into the bill that established the program to grant the city the right to purge the files at the end of 2016 should a deportation - happy regime assume power in Washington. (observer.com)