Mr. President. today. I am introducing legislation to reauthorize and expand the Everify program. a web based tool run by the Department of Homeland Security for employers across the country. Known as the Basic Pilot Program since its inception in 1996. Everify provides employers with a process to verify the work eligibility of new hires. This program is set to expire in November of this year. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 made it unlawful for employers to knowingly hire or employ aliens not eligible to work in the United States and required employers to examine the identity and work eligibility documents of all new employees. Employers are required to participate in a paperbased employment eligibility verification system. commonly referred to as the 19 system. in which they examine documents presented by new hires to verify identity and work eligibility. and complete and retain 19 verification forms. Under current law. if the documents provided by an employee reasonably appear on their face to be genuine. the employer has met its document review obligation.
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