Mr. President. at the end of May. the Immigration and Naturalization Service and a consortium of meatpacking companies announced an innovative pilot project in which the companies will voluntarily verify the employment eligibility of noncitizens who seek employment. I commend the meatpacking industry. specifically IBP and BeefAmerica in Nebraska. as well as companies elsewhere in recognizing that the jobs they offer are a major draw for immigrants. some of whom are not in the country legally. and for taking the initiative to help root out those who are not eligible to work. The meatpacking industry wants to hire legal workers. this industry is also well aware of how difficult a task that can be given the availability of forged documents. The Employment Verification Pilot will test. across an entire industry. a hiring system that has already demonstrated success in smaller pilot projects.
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