Mr. President. this amendment represents a bipartisan effort to create an effective. workable employment verification system. Without a workable verification system. there is no point in having a bill dealing with immigration. The amendment balances the needs of workers. employers. and immigration enforcement. The amendment would replace the current paper 19 process with a new electronic verification system. This new system would allow employers to verify the legal status of their workers within 3 days of being hired. If the system cannot verify a workers employment authorization. the employer would be notified and the worker must be discharged. If the system fails to operate as intended and a legitimate worker is erroneously discharged. the worker could be compensated by the Government for lost wages.
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