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House approves extension of E-Verify
The House late Thursday approved a measure to extend a controversial federal program that allows businesses to check if their workers are in the United States legally.
The system — known as E-Verify — is set to expire in November.
The House bill - which passed 407 to 2, extends it for five years. E-Verify is currently voluntary in most states. Several proposals in Congress would make it mandatory.
Immigrant advocates, business groups and experts say that E-Verify relies on faulty databases and could lead to thousands of citizens being initially rejected for work.
But advocates of tougher enforcement praise E-Verify as a valuable tool to stop illegal immigration.
Rep. Brian Bilbray, a California Republican who heads the Immigration Reform Caucus, said Thursday that E-Verify “has proven to be incredibly effective in deterring illegal immigrants from finding jobs.”
He also said he is hopeful that E-Verify will soon be a requirement for all U.S. businesses.
“Making E-Verify mandatory will protect American workers and law-abiding businesses from the unfair competition created by a massive illegal workforce,” he said.
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By Larry
August 1, 2008 4:09 PM | Link to this
E-Verify doesn’t sound too controversial if it passed 407-2. Sure some open border types are in opposition but they represent illegals who are supposed to be caught by this system.
By Larry
August 4, 2008 8:10 PM | Link to this
Just saw this article about the supporters of illegals trying to get local police to issue ‘citations’ when possible, instead of arresting and taking the person to jail. ICE is at our jails so if an illegal can avoid jail by receiving a citation then he could avoid ICE and an arrest as an illegal.
Just wanted those of us interested about this issue to know what is happening.
http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=8783794
By Allen Brown
August 12, 2008 9:28 AM | Link to this
E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). E-Verify is currently free to employers and is available in all 50 states. E-Verify provides an automated link to federal databases to help employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers. since it helps America in deterring illegal immigrants from finding jobs it should be implemented.
http://www.treatmentcenters.org/washington