SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Congress should include an E-Verify
employment eligibility verification program in any immigration reform
package. E-Verify is the most effective deterrent to illegal
immigration because it shuts off the jobs magnet and saves jobs for
hardworking Americans. It is no surprise that E-Verify receives the
most public support--82 percent--of any proposed immigration reform. The E-Verify legislation, the Legal Workforce Act, approved by the
Judiciary Committee, has the support of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
and immigration enforcement groups. It provides employers with an
efficient and workable system to verify their employees' work status,
and the requirement for employers to verify their workers only applies
to new employees, not existing workers. Members should hesitate to support any immigration reform package
that does not include requiring employers to use E-Verify. Congress
should put the interests of American workers first.
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