E-Verify

E-Verify Bill HR 2164 - The Legal Workforce Act

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In June 2011, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced the Legal Workforce Act (HR 2164), an E-Verify bill that requires all employers to use the employment verification system. The bill features a three-year phase-in with 99% of employers required to use the system within two years. The bill also requires all federal, state, and local agencies to run existing employees through E-Verify, and lifts the federal ban on private employers from running current employees through E-Verify.

198,172 Businesses Listed in our E-Verify Database

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Almost 200,000 businesses are now listed in our E-Verify database. This feature allows you to search for businesses that are protecting American workers by ensuring that all their new hires are authorized to work in the United States. Currently, more than 260,000 businesses use E-Verify at nearly 1 million worksites nationwide. An additional 1,000 employers begin using the system each week.

Wisconsin Democrats Offer Bill to Penalize Companies that Hire Illegal Alien Workers

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Five Wisconsin Senate Democrats have offered a bill that would make companies that hire illegal aliens ineligible for state tax exemptions, state contracts, grants and loans. The bill was introduced by Dave Hansen, Robert Wirch, Jon Erpenbach, Jim Holperin and Tim Carpenter.

What a difference 7 million jobs would make

Updated: October 2nd, 2017, 4:05 pm

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  by  Jeremy Beck

CBS News recently reported some devastating statistics for Black Americans who are living with depression-era unemployment rates. Blacks are not the only ones hurting. Unemployment rates are high among almost every class of worker, especially Blacks, Latinos,and teenagers. CBS further reports that most graduating students don't have marketable skills. But the report ignored the federal government's failure to prevent U.S. employers from illegally displacing less-educated U.S. workers.

Survey of Our Website Users Finds Overwhelming Enthusiastic Support for Lamar Smith's E-Verify Bill

Updated: July 1st, 2011, 12:28 pm

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  by  Roy Beck

During vigorous discussion in the Comments sections of our website, readers have suggested that we poll NumbersUSA faxers on their assessment of Rep. Lamar Smith's national mandatory E-Verify bill (H.R. 2164).

Obama Declines Pledge to Veto E-Verify Only Bill

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During a press conference on Wednesday, Pres. Obama declined to comment on a question asking him if he would veto a clean E-Verify bill. During his time in the White House, Pres. Obama has maintained that we would veto any immigration enforcement legislation that did not provide an amnesty to illegal aliens. Some Democrat lawmakers have said that they would offer the DREAM Act as an amendment to Rep. Lamar Smith's Legal Workforce Act (H.R.2164).

MANDATORY E-VERIFY: 3 More Co-Sponsor Chairman Smith's Bill (Campbell, Duncan & Miller)

Reps. Duncan, Campbell & Miller

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Reps. John Campbell (R-Calif.), John Duncan (R-Tenn.), and Candice Miller (R-Mich.) have co-sponsored House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith's (R-Texas) E-Verify bill. Chairman Smith's bill would require most employers to use E-Verify within two years of enactment.

MANDATORY E-VERIFY: 3 More Co-Sponsor Chairman Smith's Bill (Bartlett, Quayle & Rohrabacher)

Reps. Bartlett, Quayle & Rohrabacher

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Reps. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.), Ben Quayle (R-Ariz.), and Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) have co-sponsored House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith's (R-Texas) E-Verify bill. Chairman Smith's bill would require most employers to use E-Verify within two years of enactment.

Tancredo Endorses Lamar Smith's National E-Verify Bill (H.R. 2164)

Updated: June 26th, 2011, 2:19 pm

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  by  Roy Beck

Former Congressman Tom Tancredo -- the leader most publicly known as the champion against illegal immigration over the last decade -- today endorsed the Lamar Smith H.R. 2164 Legal Workforce Act.  He said the bill is what "immigration-enforcement patriots have been demanding for over a decade." In a column for World Net Daily, Tancredo directly addressed criticisms by some anti-illegal-immigration groups that the bill would reduce state enforcement abilities enough to cancel out the gains from having a national E-Verify law.

MANDATORY E-VERIFY: 3 Freshmen Co-Sponsor Chairman Smith's Bill (Palazzo, West & Womack)

Reps. Palazzo, West & Womack

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Three Freshmen House Members have co-sponsored House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith's (R-Texas) E-Verify bill. Reps. Steve Palazzo (R-Miss.), Allen West (R-Fla.), and Steve Womack (R-Ark.) have added their names to the co-sponsorship list, bringing the total number of co-sponsors to 24. Chairman Smith's bill would require most employers to use E-Verify within two years of enactment.

H.R. 2164 Has SIX AGGRESSIVE TOOLS To End ‘Grandfather-Amnesty Loophole’ for Existing Illegal-Alien Workers

Updated: October 2nd, 2017, 4:08 pm

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  by  Roy Beck

H.R. 2164 – the Legal Workforce Act – is exceptional in the way it not only tries to prevent employers from HIRING illegal aliens but in the many aggressive ways it will search out and order the FIRING of millions of illegal aliens in their current jobs.

MANDATORY E-VERIFY: 3 More Co-Sponsor Chairman Smith's Bill (Blackburn, Lewis & McCaul)

Reps. Blackburn, Lewis & McCaul

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Three more House Members have co-sponsored House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith's (R-Texas) E-Verify bill. Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.), and Mike McCaul (R-Texas) have added their names to the co-sponsorship list, bringing the total number of co-sponsors to 16. Chairman Smith's bill would require most employers to use E-Verify within two years of enactment.

Supreme Court Defends States' Rights to Enforce E-Verify

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On May 26, 2010 the Supreme Court decided 5-to-3 that states can punish employers who violate a mandatory E-Verify law. The court challenge was led by the U.S. Chamber of Congress against Arizona's 2007 law that suspends a business's license if they don't use E-Verify to check the eligibility of all new hires.

MANDATORY E-VERIFY: 4 Co-Sponsor Grassley Bill (Boozman, Rubio, Sessions, Wicker)

(clockwise from upper left) Sens. Boozman, Rubio, Sessions & Wicker

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Senators John Boozman, Marco Rubio, Jeff Sessions, and Roger Wicker are among the nine original co-sponsors to Senator Chuck Grassley's mandatory E-Verify bill offered last week. The bill would require all businesses to use E-Verify for new hires within 1 year of enactment and require all current employees be checked within 3 years of enactment.

Open-Borders Groups in Panic That 'Chairman's E-Verify Bill' Will Result in Massive Loss of Illegal Alien Jobs

Updated: October 2nd, 2017, 4:09 pm

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  by  Roy Beck

One way to judge the likely effectiveness of Chairman Lamar Smith's national mandatory E-Verify bill is the panic it has caused among the nation's biggest promoters of illegal immigration.  They attack Rep. Smith's bill because they say it will take the incomes away from large swaths of America's illegal population.  Well, I guess that's the point isn't it, because those incomes will now go to unemployed American citizens and legal immigrants who already are here.

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

Updated: October 2nd, 2017, 4:09 pm

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  by  Jonathan Osborne

The House Immigration Subcommittee held a hearing on Wednesday on Chairman Smith's Legal Workforce Act (H.R.2164) that would require nationwide use of E-Verify. The hearing was an opportunity for the National Restaurant Association and National Association of Home Builders to express support of the bill. Those who testified against the bill, including the National Immigration Law Center and several Democrats on the Subcommittee, used the hearing to express their support for illegal alien workers over the interests of 22 million Americans who can't find a full-time job.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Home Builders, and the National Restaurant Association Endorse E-Verify Bill

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued a press release on Tuesday endorsing the Legal Workforce Act (H.R.2164) introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith, which would require all businesses in the country to begin using E-Verify within three years of enactment. The National Association of Home Builders and National Restaurant Association offered their endorsement of the bill during a hearing held by the House Immigration Subcommittee earlier today.

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

Updated: October 2nd, 2017, 4:10 pm

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  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.

Rep. Lamar Smith Introduces The Legal Workforce Act Requiring the Use of E-Verify Nationwide

Rep. Lamar Smith

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Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) has introduced a major piece of legislation that would require most employers to use E-Verify within two years of enactment. Large employers, federal, state, and local agencies and federal and state contractors would need to comply within six months. The bill would also make the E-Verify program permanent and reinstate the no-match letter program to help identify the 7 million illegal aliens currently holding non-agriculture jobs.

Sen. Chuck Grassley Introduces Major E-Verify Legislation in the Senate

Sen. Chuck Grassley

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has introduced new legislation (S.1196) in the U.S. Senate that would require all employers in the United States to use E-Verify. Sen. Grassley is the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which oversees immigration policy in the Senate. He also sits on the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security. Sen. Grassley's bill would make the E-Verify program permanent and would require all employers to use the system within 12 months of enactment.

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

Updated: June 13th, 2011, 10:20 pm

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  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 helped by a giant change in the strategy of the nation's business lobbies.

Reps. Lamar Smith and Elton Gallegly: 'E-Verify works; let's use it'

Reps. Lamar Smith and Elton Gallegly

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Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Lamar Smith and Chairman of the House Immigration Subcommittee Rep. Elton Gallegly wrote an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times discussing the merits of E-Verify. In their op-ed, the two Congressmen detail E-Verify's success rate, effectiveness, and high customer service scores and say making the system's use mandatory nationwide is a priority for their committees.

Gov. Scott Strengthens E-Verify Executive Order

Gov. Rick Scott

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott has modified an Executive Order that requires agencies and contractors under the direction of the governor's office to use E-Verify. Gov. Scott signed the original order as one of his first acts in office. The new executive order strengthens the language requiring the use of E-Verify of subcontractors of state agencies.

Yakima City Council approves use of E-Verify

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Amid a new round of politically charged rhetoric about illegal immigration, a divided Yakima City Council narrowly reversed itself Tuesday and approved the use of E-Verify over the objection of Hispanic community leaders.

The council voted 4-3 to require that contractors who do business with the city must verify the legal status of their employees by using the controversial federal employment-screening database.

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

Updated: October 2nd, 2017, 4:11 pm

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  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, rather than what it does do.

Supreme Court Orders Lower Court to Re-Examine Hazleton Ruling

Hazleton City Hall

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The Supreme Court has overturned a lower court's ruling that stopped a Hazleton, Pa. city ordinance requiring businesses to use E-Verify. The ordinance, signed by former mayor and current Congressman Lou Barletta, prohibits business owners from knowingly hire illegal aliens and prevents landlords from renting to illegal aliens.

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

Updated: October 2nd, 2017, 4:11 pm

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  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 no joke. There has been no correction in the story online, which would indicate no one within the organization caught the errors.

Alabama Passes Mandatory E-Verify & Immigration Enforcement Bill

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An Alabama House and Senate conference committee agreed on a new bill, which both chambers have already passed, that requires the use of E-Verify by all businesses in the state and includes several immigration enforcement provisions. Should Gov. Robert Bentley sign the bill into law, it would become one of the largest state crackdowns on illegal immigration in the country.

VOTE FOR CRAVAACK AMENDMENT TO START APPROX. 5 PM

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The House has wrapped up debate on amendments to the 2012 DHS spending bill. Call your House Rep. NOW at (202) 224-3121 and urge a YES vote on the CRAVAACK AMENDMENT. Rep. Cravaack's amendment ensures that funding from the DHS spending bill complies with current federal law requiring the detention of illegal aliens who have committed violent crimes.

Strict Arizona immigration law gets Supreme Court blessing

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Roy Beck of the reform group NumbersUSA sees it as much more than that, calling the ruling "a tremendous victory for unemployed Americans."

"There are about 7 million illegal aliens estimated to be working in non-agricultural jobs. There are many Americans unemployed and lined up to get those jobs," Beck claimed.

Also supporting the ruling is the Latino advocacy group known as the League of United Latin American citizens (LULAC).

SEND A FREE FAX -- New SAVE Act Has Verification Ingredients Necessary to Put Millions of Jobless Back To Work

Updated: May 27th, 2011, 9:08 pm

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  by  Roy Beck

Please help us and North Carolina Democrat Heath Shuler leverage our Supreme Court E-Verify victory yesterday into passage this summer of a national mandatory E-Verify law. Check out how to send a free fax to your U.S. Representative to urge co-sponsorship of Rep. Shuler's bi-partisan SAVE Act, the most popular national E-Verify bill of the past decade.

Rep. Heath Shuler Reintroduces Bi-Partisan SAVE Act

Rep. Heath Shuler

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Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) reintroduced his comprehensive immigration enforcement legislation that would mandate E-Verify nationwide, strengthen border security, and improves interior enforcement. The SAVE Act (H.R. 2000) was introduced with 36 original co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle. This is the third consecutive Congress Rep. Shuler has introduced the legislation.

Supreme Court Upholds E-Verify

Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court decided 5-to-3 that states can punish employers who violate a mandatory E-Verify law. The court challenge was led by the U.S. Chamber of Congress against Arizona's 2007 law that suspends a business's license if they don't use E-Verify to check the eligibility of all new hires.

Hate Speech against new Georgia law tarnishes Civil Rights ceremony at Braves game

Updated: October 11th, 2017, 3:39 pm

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  by  Roy Beck

Rock guitarist Carlos Santana may have reached a new low in hate speech against American workers when he took to a microphone on the field before the Atlanta Braves-Philadelphia Phillies game yesterday. In response to being given a civil rights award, Santana indicated that unemployed Black, Hispanic and White Americans who want jobs held by illegal aliens are as racist as those who turned the hoses and dogs on Martin Luther King and civil rights protesters in the 1960s.

Gov. Nathan Deal Signs Georgia Immigration Enforcement Law

Gov. Nathan Deal

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Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed Georgia's immigration enforcement bill earlier today that requires businesses in the state with more than 10 employees to use E-Verify. The bill also cracks down on individuals that transport or harbor illegal aliens and allows police to check the immigration status of certain suspects and arrest them if they are found to be in the country illegally.

Feds Further Expand Investigation of Chipotle

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The federal government interviewed more Chipotle employees this week in two dozen locations in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. Earlier this year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched an audit on the company's employee records, resulting in the firing of approximately 500 illegal aliens in Minnesota, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

MANDATORY E-VERIFY: 4 More Bill Co-Sponsors (Kissell, Nunnelee, Pearce & Scott)

(clockwise from upper left) Reps. Kissell, Nunnelee, Pearce & Scott

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Reps. Larry Kissell (R-N.C.), Alan Nunnelee (R-Ala.), Steve Pearce (R-N.M.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) have co-sponsored H.R.800, the E-LAW Act, that was introduced by Rep. John Carter (R-Texas). The bill would require all employers to use E-Verify on new hires and existing employees within two years.

Big Progress Made in the States

Updated: October 11th, 2017, 11:38 am

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  by  Chris Chmielenski

Congress may be in recess, but state legislators are busy at work crafting legislation aimed at reducing magnets for illegal immigration and helping unemployed Americans in their state get back to work. Legislation was finalized in Montana, while legislation in Alabama, Florida, and Indiana took steps closer to final passage. And in Colorado, a proposal to reward illegal immigration was defeated.

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