E-Verify participation crucial to UI's future
University of Idaho employees will be required to prove their eligibility to work in the United States, citing requirements stemming from federal funding.
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Illegal Aliens Caught Working on Atlanta Area Courthouse
Ten illegal aliens who were working as bricklayers at the new Cobb County Courthouse were fired after it was learned of their immigration status. Georgia is one of 10 states with a mandatory E-Verify law in place, requiring state agencies and contractors to use the workplace verification system.
Minnesota Stimulus Bill Includes E-Verify Provisions
The Minnesota State House passed a $1 billion stimulus bill that includes an E-Verify amendment, mandating state contractors who will receive money through the bill to use the system. The amendment was offered by Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Delano) and was approved 107-to-25 before the bill's final approval.
Virginia State House Passes E-Verify Bill
The Virginia House passed a bill on Tuesday that would require agencies of the Commonwealth, public contractors, localities, and employers with 15 or more employees within the Commonwealth to check the worker eligibility of new hires using E-Verify.
Kentucky State House Passes E-Verify Bill
The Kentucky House approved an E-Verify bill last week that would require government contractors to use E-Verify for all new hires. The bill passed the House 93-to-3 and moves to the Senate for its approval.
Massive firings in Brewster, and a big debate about illegal immigration
Federal immigration authorities had alerted Gebbers Farms that a number of its employees' hiring forms were suspect. Unless those employees could prove they were in this country legally, the company would let them go.
Many couldn't. Like the vast majority of America's agricultural work force, they were illegal immigrants who used fake documents to get jobs picking and packing fruit, in this case in and around this small town on the Columbia River north of Wenatchee.
South Carolina Businesses Fined for not using E-Verify
Businesses near Columbia, S.C. face fines after the state's Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation performed 89 audits and found companies not complying with the state's E-Verify law. A car dealership in Hardeeville, S.C. was slapped witha fine of $5,900.
Laborers at Cobb Courthouse didn't show work permits
Allegations that illegal immigrants were working on the $63 million courthouse project came to light last week when a bricklayers union organizer questioned the county.
DHS Estimates 1 Million Fewer Illegal Aliens
A new DHS reports estimates that the population of illegal aliens living in the United States declined by nearly 1 million from the start of 2008 to the start of 2009. The report says that 11.6 million illegal aliens resided in the country in January of 2008, but they estimate a drop to 10.8 million in January of 2009.
Rep. Kenny Marchant Proposes Bill to use E-Verify for Mortgage Applications
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) has offered the Mortgage E-Verify Act that would require a mortgagor to be verified through E-Verify when applying for a modification of a home loan owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
E-Verify ballot initiative moving along
A Novato-based group advocating the employment of documented American workers in Novato has collected more than half the required signatures to place an initiative on the Nov. 2 ballot to force employers working with the city to verify the citizenship of workers. http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14336685
By Brent Ainsworth -- The Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
E-Verify ballot initiative moving along
A Novato-based group advocating the employment of documented American workers in Novato has collected more than half the required signatures to place an initiative on the Nov. 2 ballot to force employers working with the city to verify the citizenship of workers. http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14336685
By Brent Ainsworth -- The Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Proposes Statewide E-Verify Mandate
A Democratic Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing an E-Verify mandate for the state and private contractors. Rep. John Galloway says it's a way to protect jobs and reduce the state's 8.9% unemployment rate.
Immigrants Top Ranks of Jobless
The unemployment rate among immigrants in the U.S. outpaced that of native-born workers last month, with the gap particularly pronounced among women.
Some 11.8% of foreign-born workers were unemployed in January, compared to 10.3% of native workers, the Labor Department said Friday. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703894304575047321179743554.html
By Sara Murray and Miriam Jordan -- The Wall Street Journal
Senators Urge Majority Leader Reid to Include Immigration-Related Amendments in Jobs Bill
Majority Leader Harry Reid has said the Senate's focus will be on passing a jobs bill with bi-partisan support. Eight Republican Senators, led by Sen. Jeff Sessions, sent Sen. Reid a letter on Thursday asking him to include immigration-related provisions in the jobs bill.
Indiana Senate Passes E-Verify Mandate
The Indiana Senate overwhelmingly passed Sen. Mike Delph's E-Verify bill by a 46-to-4 margin. The bill now moves to the House for its approval.
10th Circuit Upholds Oklahoma’s E-Verify Mandate for State Contractors
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld Oklahoma’s authority to enforce a law that requires public contractors to participate in the federal E-Verify program. The majority on the Court’s three-judge panel decided a lower court had erred in its determination that the law’s E-Verify provision was preempted.
Construction Unions Urging Baltimore County to Mandate E-Verify
After receiving numerous complaints from trade unions, Baltimore County Council Members have unanimously passed a resolution urging County Executive James Smith to enact an E-Verify mandate for companies that receive county contracts. Unions claim that contractors who hire illegal aliens are winning contracts with lower bids.
Postville Plant to Hire 150 More Workers
The poultry plant in Postville, Iowa which was home to one of the nation's largest immigration worksite enforcement actions in history is preparing to hire 150 new workers. In May of 2008, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested close to 400 illegal workers.
Excerpts from Friday's GOP gubernatorial debate
The candidates were asked whether they would force employers to use the E-verify system to ensure that only legal citizens are hired.
Medina: No. "We have a process in Texas. . . . We use the I-9 forms. . . . Also, the Texas driver’s license is an acceptable form of identification . . . yet in Texas we are issuing Texas driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. Stop issuing Texas driver’s licenses toward illegal immigrants would go a long way."
Rep. Gus Bilirakis Cosponsors SAVE Act and CLEAR Act
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) has added his name to two more of our Five Great Immigration-Reduction Bills by cosponsoring Rep. Heath Shuler's (D-N.C.) SAVE Act and Rep. Marsha Blackburn's (R-Tenn.) CLEAR Act.
Roy Responds to Pres. Obama's State of the Union
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With more than 15 million Americans unemployed, Pres. Barack Obama discussed his plan to put them back to work during his first State of the Union Address. But Pres. Obama failed to mention any type of Immigration Suspension, insisting on the continued importation of 125,000 foreign workers per month.
Canyon lawmakers sponsor illegal immigration crackdown
Senate Bill 1271 would make it illegal to produce false identification when applying for employment and also for employers to knowingly hire employees that produce false documents at the time of employment.
Senators Patti Anne Lodge (R-Huston), Curt McKenzie (R-Nampa), John McGee (R-Caldwell) and Melinda Smyser (R-Parma) are cosponsors of the legislation.http://www.idahopress.com/?id=29553
Senators Patti Anne Lodge (R-Huston), Curt McKenzie (R-Nampa), John McGee (R-Caldwell) and Melinda Smyser (R-Parma) are cosponsors of the legislation.http://www.idahopress.com/?id=29553
By Mike Butts -- Idaho Press-Tribune
What A Jobs-Focused State-of-the-Union Address Ought To Say About Immigration
What Pres. Obama says -- or doesn't say -- about immigration will be the easiest tip-off to whether his first priority truly is putting Americans back to work. Or whether his talk about jobs is mainly a political ploy to gain back support from Independent voters. Here is what he should say . . .
Rep. Gary Miller Says Amnesty Will Kill American Jobs
In an op-ed piece published by the Daily Caller, Rep. Gary Miller criticizes the Administration and Congressional leadership for not doing enough for America's 15 million unemployed. Specifically, Rep. Miller says that the Gutierrez Amnesty bill introduced in the House would "jeopardize millions of jobs for Americans and legal residents."
Symbolism That Matters -- Signing the Chaffetz/Kratovil Anti-Amnesty Resolution
Yes, H.Res. 1026 is only a "sense of Congress" resolution. It is non-binding. It does not fix any problems. But it does provide us an opportunity to get Members of Congress on record without having a vote on an amnesty bill. Here is why that is important . . .
Reps. Jason Chaffetz and Frank Kratovil Introduce Pro-Enforcement, Anti-Amnesty Resolution
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) has introduced a bi-partisan House Resolution along with Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-Md.) and 20 other House Members that would state the House's resolve to 1) mandate the nationwide use of E-Verify, 2) secure the borders, and 3) prevent any amnesty as part of an immigration reform bill.
Rep. Judy Biggert Cosponsors SAVE Act
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) added her name to the long list of cosponsors to the House version of the SAVE Act introduced by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.). The list of sponsors to H.R.3308 is now at 104.
Indiana Senate Committee to Vote on E-Verify
The Indiana Senate's Committee on Pensions and Labor will vote Wednesday on SB 213 that would require state agencies and local governments to use E-Verify to check the worker eligibility of all new hires.
Upcoming State Battles Will Be Just as Significant as the National Ones
Things have been a little quiet around our Washington D.C. office this week. The Senate is out of session until next week, and even though the House is back, they’ve spent most of their time on retreats and planning the next six months before turning their attention to the mid-term elections. We at NumbersUSA used the downtime to begin preparing our website for a busy year.
SSA fails to E-Verify 19 percent of new hires, IG says
The Social Security Administration failed to perform required verifications of the Social Security numbers of 19 percent of its own new hires during a recent 18-month period, according to a new report from the agency’s inspector general, Patrick O'Carroll Jr.
Lancaster, Calif. Mayor Requiring Use of E-Verify
Mayor R. Rex Parris of Lancaster, Calif., located about 60 miles north of Los Angeles, is requiring the city's businesses to verify the eligibility of its new hires using E-Verify.
Immigration solution: E-Verify
If employers don't know about E-Verify yet, they soon will, and where E-Verify lurks, a national ID card is not far behind.
Democratic Rep. Ron Klein Cosponsors SAVE Act
The SAVE Act (H.R.3308) gained another cosponsor last week, adding Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.). Rep. Klein represents the suburban cities that lay west of I-95 in Palm Beach and Broward Counties. The bi-partisan bill that focuses on Attrition through Enforcement has 101 cosponsors.
HR Scam Helped Illegal Aliens Take Jobs from American Workers
Arkansas-based poultry processor George's, Inc. recently broke up a scam within its human resources department at one of its plants in Columbia Furnace, Va. Plant employees were using documents submitted by legal applicants to help illegal aliens get jobs at the plant.
Former House Member Tom Tancredo Working on E-Verify Ballot Initiative in Colorado
Former House Member and immigration enforcement activist Tom Tancredo has filed the paperwork for a ballot initiative in Colorado that would require businesses to use E-Verify.
SAVE Act Hits 100! Another Cosponsor Added to Bill That Would Protect Jobs for Americans
The SAVE Act received its 100th cosponsor when Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio) added his name to the long list. The SAVE Act would make E-Verify mandatory nationwide and increase monitoring of compliance ensuring that only legal workers get jobs during one of the worst jobs depressions in our nation's history.
Frederick County aims to stop contractors from hiring illegal immigrants for labor
Frederick County is taking steps to prevent contractors from hiring illegal immigrant workers.
On Dec. 15, Frederick County Commissioners will consider whether to adopt new purchasing regulations. Those regulations would include requiring major construction contractors to certify that they and their subcontractors are not knowingly employing illegal aliens.
On Dec. 15, Frederick County Commissioners will consider whether to adopt new purchasing regulations. Those regulations would include requiring major construction contractors to certify that they and their subcontractors are not knowingly employing illegal aliens.
Runestad: E-Verify bill will save jobs for citizens
Will unemployed Michiganians continue to compete with illegal immigrants for taxpayer-funded jobs? That question is before the Michigan House of Representatives this week in the form of House Bill 4355, which would require state and local governments, and their contractors, to verify whether new hires are eligible to work in the U.S.
Benefits of E-Verify
The best thing American business owners can do to ensure they stay in line with the law and protect American workers is to use E-Verify. Here are a few of the other benefits to using it.
1) It is easy to use and free for employers.
2) An employer who uses the pilot in good faith cannot be held liable for hiring an illegal alien -- use of the system is an affirmative defense -- or for discrimination because he never has to ask the hire for more or different documents since the computer does all of the checking.
Making E-Verify Work for Your Business
Section 401 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA - Public Law 104-208) required the federal government to establish pilot programs to verify the employment eligibility of new hires.
Participation in E-Verify is voluntary and has been available for every business in the country since late 2004.
Friends of Arizona Businesses with Illegal Workers Take E-Verify Law to Supreme Court (see the list)
In a last ditch effort to undermine Arizona’s mandatory E-Verify law for employers, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of business and open-border groups have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether Arizona’s law is preempted by federal law. The case, if taken up by the Court, could have ramifications for other state and local enforcement laws as well.
Reid Kills E-Verify Amendment to Unemployment Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) used a procedural move to kill an amendment offered by Sen. Jeff Sessions that would have required unemployment compensation recipients to be verified through E-Verify.
San Diego Federal Contractors Like New E-Verify Rule
It's been almost two months since the government mandated that federal contractors check the eligibility status of new hires using E-Verify, and in the border city of San Diego, it's receiving high marks.
Immigration Enforcement DOES Belong in Senate Floor Debate About Unemployment Payments
Sen. Durbin (D-Ill.) uses his leadership position continually to make false claims about E-Verify's reliability and to project the absolutely foolish notion that unemployment and immigration have no relationship. But while he laments the 125,000 who have recently lost their unemployment benefits (I do, too), he ignores the fact that HIS immigration policies now in place have given out 125,000 brand new work permits to foreign workers during the last month.
Sen. Sessions Offers E-Verify Amendment to Unemployment Extension
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) is offering an amendment to the unemployment extension bill that would require new applicants for unemployment compensation to have their citizenship status verified using E-Verify. The amendment is being offered to H.R.3548, which would extend unemployment benefits for 14 weeks.
HR Group Hails E-Verify Extension as Steppingstone to Something Better
An organization that has criticized a government-run electronic employment verification system hailed Senate approval of a bill that would keep it operating for three more years.http://www.workforce.com/section/00/article/26/74/70.php
By Mark Schoeff Jr -- Workforce.com
Fact Sheet: E-Verify
Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding E-Verify.
By Rosemary Jenks
Senate Clears DHS Appropriations Conference Report
The Senate today cleared for the President’s signature the conference report accompanying the FY 2010 Homeland Security spending bill (H.R. 2892). The measure, which passed the Senate by a 79-19 margin, includes a three-year reauthorization of the E-Verify workplace eligibility verification system. Prior to passage, Senators lamented the conference committee’s removal of a permanent E-Verify reauthorization and other immigration enforcement-related provisions.
Roy Beck on Lou Dobbs Tonight
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NumbersUSA's founder and president Roy Beck discusses the E-Verify program on CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight (Oct. 16, 2009).
