E-Verify requirement must be part of larger immigration plan, Napolitano insists
Although the Obama administration favors the expanded use of the electronic E-Verify system to confirm the legal status of prospective employees, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said today...
View ArticleHow effective is E-Verify? Sheila Jackson Lee and Lamar Smith debate the issue.
Employers who rely solely on the documents their workers provide to ensure they are legally qualified to work in the United States may be in for a shake-up if U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith gets his way. How...
View ArticleTexas farmers uncertain about fulfilling labor needs with E-Verify
Texas farmers fear an immigration measure moving through the Republican-dominated House of Representatives could make it much harder to recruit agricultural workers from Mexico and elsewhere outside...
View ArticleMandatory E-Verify bill looks headed for House passage
A Republican immigration bill that would require employers to check the immigration status of new workers has drawn protests from Latino and immigrant rights groups, but it seems certain to win passage...
View ArticleImmigration enforcement faces modest cuts in Obama budget plan
If approved by Congress, the budget would maintain funds and the number of deployed officers along the north and south borders, streamline collection data from international travelers and expand...
View ArticleTexMessage: Every new employee could have to verify citizenship as part of...
TexMessage Thursday, February 28 Good morning TexMessagers! Should you have to prove your citizenship to get a job? TEXclusive E-Verify–an electronic system employers can use to check citizenship...
View ArticlePoll: Record public support for legalization, path to citizenship for...
The newest Washington Post/ABC News poll indicates some very clear trends in the immigration debate, and it has good news for all but the anti-immigration hardliners. For the supporters of...
View ArticleRep. Lamar Smith introduces immigration bill to ensure ‘jobs are reserved for...
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert W. Goodlatte of Virginia is encouraging fellow lawmakers to propose their own immigration reform bills, hoping the approach will generate debate and move the...
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