E-Verify (H 7296, S 2348)

A perennial anti-immigrant bill, requiring all nongovernmental employers with more than two employees to enroll in and use the controversial federal E-Verify program, has had its hearing in the House.  The E-Verify system is based on the Social Security Administration’s database that, by its own admission, contains 17.8 million errors.  Furthermore, foreign-born lawful workers are more likely to be falsely identified as not eligible to work, leading to racial and ethnic discrimination.  The hearing was well-attended by the opponents of the measure, including members of the Immigrants United coalition, and the ACLU will monitor the bill as the session continues.