In Florida, residents may need to submit to a thorough background check for a drivers license, which eventually may become a national procedure.

Not all contractors and home workers have background checks, and organization CAUSE wants to make sure all receive one before working.

Although background checks are useful in finding the best candidate, a blanket use of them can lead to discrimination.

One reform for immigration includes running background checks on everyone who enters the country, and those who have a criminal history will be sent back.