E-Verify Mandate Begins Today

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Tuesday, September 08, 2009 at 11:14 am

The Obama administration today begins implementation of a new mandate to require all federal contractors to check the legal status of their employees to confirm their eligibility to work in the United States.

Developed by the Bush administration, the mandatory use of E-Verify, a computer system for employers to check their workers against the Social Security database, is another example of the Obama administration’s emphasis on enforcing the immigration laws to keep illegal immigrants from living and working in the United States. However, the administration has yet to press for a comprehensive immigration reform plan that would legalize some of the immigrants already living and working here.

Many experts and government officials expect the E-Verify system to eventually become mandatory for private employers as well, though critics say it relies on flawed databases that may wrongly disqualify employees who are legally authorized to work in the United States. A 2007 study by a research organization hired by the Department of Homeland Security found that E-Verify’s error rate for foreign-born U.S. citizens was almost 10 percent. It also found that employers often terminated or refused to hire workers whose information was initially unconfirmed by the E-Verify system, rather than allow the employee or applicant to try to fix the problem.

About 169,000 federal contractors and subcontractors are expected to be covered by the mandate that begins today.

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LD
Comment posted September 8, 2009 @ 5:52 pm

Its a good start but Obama needs to do more about enforcing our immigration laws. He wants to look like he is doing “something” even if he is really not doing much at all. E-Verify is good and should be mandated for every employer, but the punishment for non-compliance needs to be stiffer. The punishments for hiring illegals is pathetic, usually fines or probation, and it takes years to complete an investigation. Why not jail CEO's and HR Managers who hire illegals? The companies just play stupid and say they didn't know. How lame. The workplace raids were very effective and should be restarted and increased. Busting companies that hire illegals is good, but that about the illegals themselves? When found, they should be deported immediately.


SteveV
Comment posted September 8, 2009 @ 8:27 pm

I agree with the points made by LD.

An added great benefit is that as illegals are removed from their illegal jobs, this frees up jobs for American citizens. With unemployment at a 26-year high, and a 25% unemployment rate for teens, we NEED these jobs!

Unfortunately, Obama is gutting immigration enforcement (watering down 287g etc.) while pretending to go after employers of illegals — all the while pushing “comprehensive immigration reform” which we all know is code language for mass amnesty for 11-20 million illegal aliens.

Call your Reps: NO form of any amnesty! We want our laws enforced and illegals removed from their illegal jobs!!


Brittanicus
Comment posted September 8, 2009 @ 9:32 pm

Slow as it might seem E-Verification given a chance to perform, will extract illegal immigrants from the working positions and replace them with American workers. Just like earlier ICE raids foreigners were removed from poultry plants, packing industries and lines of US workers took their places. Those workers who believe they have been wronged can easily rectify this situation at a Social Security agency? But the open border lobby will not mention that way to resolve the problem? Only those individuals, who realize they can no longer fool human resources and employers, will not venture into a government realm. Now that the federal courts have overwhelmed the special interest lobbyists, thousands of jobs offered by government contracts, will overtime remove the illegal worker stigma of those contractors and subcontractors, who have used cheap labor for decades, stealing jobs from Americans.

Whistle blowers can connect with the IRS at there HOT-LINE 1-800-829-0433 GOOGLE their website! The IRS is not kind to employers that seek to elude taxes, pay under the table for illegal activity in any place of work. THERE COULD ALSO BE A REWARD WITH A HEAVY FINE OR PRISON SENTENCE FOR THOSE WHO DON'T COMPLY. ICE informants also have a hot-line to contact with information this agency. Nor have we stepped from the pro-illegal worker quagmire yet, as Democrats and many Republicans will use any blockade that halts millions of impoverished people from coming to America. Stepping stones are already there, including the under funded single strand border barrier and not the originally planned two-tier system?

Fading ICE raids on businesses and the altering of the 287 G regular police enforcement and so weakening the powers of arrest? E-Verify only has the power if every business is required to use it throughout the United States? Without any breather we must maintain an aggravating bombardment of our politicians at 202-224-3121. Tell them you want a permanent, all encompassing E-Verify for new and long time workers and insist they do not rescind the 1986 Immigration laws. Positive amendments for US workers, not the slow overhaul for bringing into our nation more destitute people to be exploited by millions of reprehensible companies. If you are sympathetic towards a public option health care for every American, this cannot be established by allowing illegal immigrants to tap into the system?

Their must be certain lawful compliance that identifies US citizens and permanent residents, who enter the system but also dismisses foreign nationals. Any second immigration reform BLANKET AMNESTY legislation would automatically give acceptance to millions of legalized people already here, bankrupting any health care agenda.


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USDefender
Comment posted September 9, 2009 @ 1:36 am

Obama is going to let us all down us on the illegal alien invasion of illegals taking American jobs and residing here. With 287g gutted now, though employers and e-verify may disclose many, nothing will be done to enforce the law. Just watch the circus! Obama and his people talk big, but do nothing except hurt all of us… We can all dream big dreams of laws that are enforced. We can round up the cancer of illegal invasion too, and deport the groups, or put the Army on our borders to defend us against invasion, but we won't because we have a government who has abandoned the citizen and their wishes, including the laws long on the books that are ignored and not enforced. So be it with e-verify! No enforcement No effectiveness… Much about nothing….very sick…


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Amy
Comment posted September 10, 2009 @ 12:50 pm

My neighborhood was TOTALLY destroyed by illegals. No Joke and No Exaggeration.

We sold our home and moved because of it.

A few years ago we had a huge influx of “undocumented” (illegal) workers. They crowded 5,10,20 into homes that every room was its own hotel. How do I know this? Many ended up in foreclosure and were sold, so I viewed many of them. The homes had trash, uncut lawns, peeling paint, cars on the lawns, and junk piled in the back yards.

Anything that wasn't chained down (especially bikes, yard tools) was stolen from our homes or yards. Our neighbors caught numerous illegal Latinos on their property in the process of stealing. Many times they would grab a bike from the side of a garage, run into the road with it and realize it was totally inoperable. They would then just throw it into the the street. It took us a while to figure out why bikes were being left in the streets.

Trash on the streets, soiled diapers left everywhere, sexual assaults were now becoming the norm. Gang graffiti began, public urination, etc was also the norm.

Our taxes went up to pay for the much larger school population and to pay for all of the expensive special teaching for the illegal population's large number of children.

This is NOT made up. This is just my story. Why I think illegal immigration is out of control. It affected MY life and after speaking with many people they have the SAME stories!

I know this sounds bad, but if there's any evidence of illegals moving in or living in a neighborhood (just look for the soiled diapers – it's a classic), we absolutely WILL NOT live there. We just can't take the risk.


Amy
Comment posted September 10, 2009 @ 12:52 pm

Why is teenage unemployment at an ALL time ever recorded HIGH? Illegals now do all the jobs that teenagers used to do.

Illegals STEAL jobs.


DelawareBob
Comment posted September 10, 2009 @ 1:24 pm

This is good news. What could be better news is that E-Verify be used in ALL businesses and ALL social services. This would be a giant step to getting rid of the illegal aliens. Illegal aliens are destoying this Country and it's time to get the immigration laws enforced.

When we get rid of all the illegal aliens, we get rid of all the problems that go with them. THAT IS A FACT!


LD
Comment posted September 10, 2009 @ 4:38 pm

One more point I'd like to add….what happened to the 1,500 or so illegals who lost their jobs with American Apparel, because the gov't audited them? If they knew so many were illegal, why didn't ICE deport them? Its nice that, hopefully, legal Americans will get those jobs, but how about enforcing the immigration laws when the illegals are found working illegally? As usual, the gov't does things half-assed.


mrdavidkolds
Comment posted September 10, 2009 @ 7:47 pm

Our government doesn't know who is a citizen? 10% error rate. Thats pretty bad. If I am that invisible I should stop paying taxes.


jun
Comment posted September 13, 2009 @ 2:39 am

if you verify the ssn do you think there the one who appear the right person.example their using his or her relattives ssn like brothers or sister.niece or nephew.


jun
Comment posted September 13, 2009 @ 3:08 am

like my employer they hiring illegal person where can i report this matter.coz when they implementing the e-verify the legal citizen of this country their the one asking for legality instead the undocumemted people of this company.


Brittanicus
Comment posted January 11, 2010 @ 1:54 pm

The American people very soon better realize that President Obama, pushed by the cohorts of Democrats are going to urge him to start the drive for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. If unopposed the Democrats might pass it, but their is a growing dam of US Workers and an even larger majority of the population, who are tired of these so called progressives. China already owns us from our furious buying frenzy of many inferior goods and even some that have been highly toxic. Most of the importers don't care as long as they can make that extra dollar. The sale keeps going on and like fools we are, the cheaper the goods. Why do we not realize that why America is in the dung pit. Same with–NOT CONSTRUCTING–a real border fence. Under contract to the US government, taxpayers have forked out millions of dollars for cameras and equipment that sits dormant along the border.

None of the politicians will mention this, because they have probably got some lucrative kick-backs from the contractors? While we are saving the world with taxpayers money, we still cannot keep illegal immigrants off US soil. We are still overrun by illegal workers, drug dealers and a whole compendium of criminals. If that is not enough contempt for the people who pay the salaries of our public servants, but they refuse to enforce immigration laws. Many are so corrupt that they have stalled or even killed laws, that would alleviate much of the pain of the 15 million Americans out-of-work. An example is E-Verify, another is 287 (g) that should have been permanent, not just for 3 years? The list of culprits are long, but Sen.Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and even Janet Napolitano leads the pack, who are out to appease La Raza and other ethnic caucuses, not to forget the massive financial lobbying of every business that wants to low wages with no benefits.

Extraordinary! As they have almost achieved this, with the collaboration of the Council of Foreign Relatons, whose secret agenda is the free flow of immigrant workers. Much the same as Europe is having to deal with. E-Verify is the pariah businesses nightmare, because they can be audited. But just like our flimsy immigration enforcement as by entering this nation illegally, which is a porous civil infraction of our law. Unless we insist that the Senate-House make E-Verify in-perpetuity, we will still be no better off, although more companies are signing up for the federal program. Napolitano has weakened the 287 (g) police detainment program and lessened under the table the power of ICE raids around the country. Worst of all–nobody in Washington seems to have recognized, that just before the president signs the AMNESTY bill, millions more will try to get through the borders or fly in by jet.

Local Immigration News: I don't have to state to anybody the–BILLIONS–of dollars this will cost–as its costing now in free unrevealed monies that supports illegal immigrant families, stolen by the tax system. Never have I seen people so angry with this administration that is spending the lives of our grandchildren. The blame cannot even be attributed to those in power now, but through many presidents have we been subsidizing the lives of illegal families. I don't have to state to anybody the–BILLIONS–of dollars this will cost–as its costing now in free unrevealed monies that supports illegal immigrant families, stolen by the tax system. Never have I seen people so angry with this administration that is spending the lives of our grandchildren. The blame cannot even be attributed to those in power now, but through many presidents have we been subsidizing the lives of illegal families. IF YOU WANT TO APPROVE A TRILLION DOLLAR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION POLICY THAT'S YOUR CHOICE. BUT IF YOU ARE TIRED OF SUPPORTING THE REST OF THE WORLD, YOU BETTER SPEAK UP BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 to be connected to your Senator and Congressman and use the voting power of THE PEOPLE. NUMBERSUSA AND JUDICIAL WATCH for more enlightening information about which lawmaker is a signer to AMNESTY and their immigration grades
LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway, the shepherd of 287 (g), says the fast-track deportation program is showing clear signs of success less than two months since its activation. Conway shrugs off claims from immigrant rights activists who complain the program is racially motivated. He points instead to data that show 287 (g) is easing jail crowding and could save the county millions, while pulling law-breakers by the hundreds from streets and neighborhoods. Conway credits 287 (g) with a dramatic decrease in bookings of illegal immigrants since its Nov. 16 debut.


Brittanicus
Comment posted January 11, 2010 @ 6:54 pm

The American people very soon better realize that President Obama, pushed by the cohorts of Democrats are going to urge him to start the drive for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. If unopposed the Democrats might pass it, but their is a growing dam of US Workers and an even larger majority of the population, who are tired of these so called progressives. China already owns us from our furious buying frenzy of many inferior goods and even some that have been highly toxic. Most of the importers don't care as long as they can make that extra dollar. The sale keeps going on and like fools we are, the cheaper the goods. Why do we not realize that why America is in the dung pit. Same with–NOT CONSTRUCTING–a real border fence. Under contract to the US government, taxpayers have forked out millions of dollars for cameras and equipment that sits dormant along the border.

None of the politicians will mention this, because they have probably got some lucrative kick-backs from the contractors? While we are saving the world with taxpayers money, we still cannot keep illegal immigrants off US soil. We are still overrun by illegal workers, drug dealers and a whole compendium of criminals. If that is not enough contempt for the people who pay the salaries of our public servants, but they refuse to enforce immigration laws. Many are so corrupt that they have stalled or even killed laws, that would alleviate much of the pain of the 15 million Americans out-of-work. An example is E-Verify, another is 287 (g) that should have been permanent, not just for 3 years? The list of culprits are long, but Sen.Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and even Janet Napolitano leads the pack, who are out to appease La Raza and other ethnic caucuses, not to forget the massive financial lobbying of every business that wants to low wages with no benefits.

Extraordinary! As they have almost achieved this, with the collaboration of the Council of Foreign Relatons, whose secret agenda is the free flow of immigrant workers. Much the same as Europe is having to deal with. E-Verify is the pariah businesses nightmare, because they can be audited. But just like our flimsy immigration enforcement as by entering this nation illegally, which is a porous civil infraction of our law. Unless we insist that the Senate-House make E-Verify in-perpetuity, we will still be no better off, although more companies are signing up for the federal program. Napolitano has weakened the 287 (g) police detainment program and lessened under the table the power of ICE raids around the country. Worst of all–nobody in Washington seems to have recognized, that just before the president signs the AMNESTY bill, millions more will try to get through the borders or fly in by jet.

Local Immigration News: I don't have to state to anybody the–BILLIONS–of dollars this will cost–as its costing now in free unrevealed monies that supports illegal immigrant families, stolen by the tax system. Never have I seen people so angry with this administration that is spending the lives of our grandchildren. The blame cannot even be attributed to those in power now, but through many presidents have we been subsidizing the lives of illegal families. I don't have to state to anybody the–BILLIONS–of dollars this will cost–as its costing now in free unrevealed monies that supports illegal immigrant families, stolen by the tax system. Never have I seen people so angry with this administration that is spending the lives of our grandchildren. The blame cannot even be attributed to those in power now, but through many presidents have we been subsidizing the lives of illegal families. IF YOU WANT TO APPROVE A TRILLION DOLLAR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION POLICY THAT'S YOUR CHOICE. BUT IF YOU ARE TIRED OF SUPPORTING THE REST OF THE WORLD, YOU BETTER SPEAK UP BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 to be connected to your Senator and Congressman and use the voting power of THE PEOPLE. NUMBERSUSA AND JUDICIAL WATCH for more enlightening information about which lawmaker is a signer to AMNESTY and their immigration grades
LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway, the shepherd of 287 (g), says the fast-track deportation program is showing clear signs of success less than two months since its activation. Conway shrugs off claims from immigrant rights activists who complain the program is racially motivated. He points instead to data that show 287 (g) is easing jail crowding and could save the county millions, while pulling law-breakers by the hundreds from streets and neighborhoods. Conway credits 287 (g) with a dramatic decrease in bookings of illegal immigrants since its Nov. 16 debut.


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