Leading Senator Intends to Scrap E-Verify ...
June 25, 2009
News: Democrat Charles Schumer, who is poised to lead the immigration reform debate on Capitol Hill, wants to scrap a government-run electronic employment verification system and replace it with one that incorporates biometric identification.
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E-Verify Mandate for Federal Contracts Delayed ...
April 17, 2009
News: For the second time since President Barack Obama was inaugurated, the Department of Homeland Security has delayed a regulation that would significantly expand a government-run electronic employment verification system.
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Cut From Stimulus, E-Verify Likely to Resurface ...
February 20, 2009
News: The author of the bill that established E-Verify was angry that it did not survive in the $787 billion stimulus package, asserting it was 'stripped out of the bill without discussion or debate.'
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Hearing Deals Blow to Expansion of Employee ...
May 6, 2008
News: Lawmakers say broadening E-Verify would strain the Social Security Administration as the agency tries to reduce a huge backlog of disability claims.
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Homeland Security Requires E-Verify for Federal ...
June 10, 2008
News: Companies doing business with the government would have to use the electronic system operated by the US Citizenship and Immigration Service and the Social Security Administration to prove each person they hire for a contract and each ...
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Employers Resist Government Electronic Worker ...
April 17, 2008
Feature: The government is having a hard time getting companies to sign up for the program. There are complaints that E-Verify is inefficient, prone to error and incapable of being ramped up to handle traffic from all 6 million employers in the c...
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Basic Pilot Comes Under Fire as Immigration ...
May 14, 2007
Feature: Immigration activity has spiked on Capitol Hill, with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid scheduling a vote for Monday, May 21, to begin a debate in that chamber. (5/14/2007)
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