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E-Verify Hearing Becomes a Discussion of Who Supports America’s Unemployed and Who Supports Illegal Alien Workers

By Jonathan Osborne

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement hosted a hearing Wednesday morning on E-Verify, specifically H.R.2164, the Legal Workforce Act. H.R.2164 was introduced by Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith of Texas on June 14, 2011 and would, among other things, make E-Verify mandatory and permanent after a three year phase-in period. The Congressmen … Continued

‘Chairman’s E-Verify Bill’ A Giant Increase Over States-Only Approach In Moving Illegal Aliens Out Of U.S. Jobs

By Roy Beck

Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Arizona’s mandatory E-Verify law, we at NumbersUSA have heard a modest but steady stream of comments from people questioning if it wouldn’t be better to skip having a national E-Verify law and stick with state laws to push illegal aliens out of U.S. jobs. Certainly, … Continued

Business Lobbyists Finally Getting Out of Way of National E-Verify

By Roy Beck

The most important national E-Verify bill ever introduced is expected to be announced tomorrow by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. After 15 years, the concept of every legitimate U.S. job going to an American (or legal immigrant already here) finally has a chance to make it into law, significantly … Continued

It is time for the media to report what E-Verify actually does

By Jeremy Beck

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Arizona’s mandatory E-Verify law, the press should turn its attention to reporting what actually happens when states require employers to verify the work eligibility of their new hires. Until now, most of the coverage has been focused on hypotheticals and “fears” of what mandatory E-Verify might do, … Continued

NPR’s E-Verify Court Coverage: Fanning the Flames with Falsehoods

By Jeremy Beck

The errors in National Public Radio’s coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-3 decision to uphold Arizona’s E-Verify law were so blatant and verifiable that the segment would have made a good candidate for one of NPR’s famous April Fools Day reports. But the falsehoods that listeners heard in the “All Things Considered” segment are … Continued

Read It Here — Every Detail Of The Arizona Enforcement Law (originally SB 1070)

By Rosemary Jenks

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Unlike federal officials who have criticized Arizona’s law, Rosemary Jenks — an attorney and NumbersUSA’s Director of Government Relations — has read it thoroughly and offers here a full description of every thing the law does.)   Purpose of the Law: To ensure “the cooperative enforcement of federal immigration laws throughout all of … Continued

Vacation in Arizona This Year — But E-Verify Your Hotel

By Roy Beck

If you have thought about traveling to Arizona in the next couple of years, wouldn’t this be a good year to do it? With open-borders groups calling for boycotts of Arizona, why not vacation in Arizona to support the 70% of voters, the governor and the majority of the state legislators who have shown the … Continued

Our E-Verify Database Gains Some Recognition from an Employment Screening Company

By Chris Chmielenski

Just a few weeks ago, Roy introduced our search engine that allows you to look for businesses that are protecting American jobs by using the E-Verify employment verification system. Our database got a little publicity last week when an employment screening service advertised our search engine on their website. Liberty Screening Services in Houston, Texas … Continued

15,031 New Businesses Added to our E-Verify Database

By Chris Chmielenski

More than 15,000 new businesses have been added to our E-Verify database today, increasing the total number of businesses to 195,885. That’s nearly 200,000 of your local restaurants, dry cleaners, car washes, and grocery stores that you can check to see if they’re protecting American jobs by only hiring legal workers. Since Roy announced our … Continued