But it is the right idea. Rep. Peter DeFazio has introduced a new House bill that would require the mandatory use of E-Verify for all businesses in the United States. The Triple E-VICT Act would help the 22 million Americans who can't find full-time work by ensuring jobs don't go to illegal aliens. Rep. DeFazio is a pro-environment Democrat who also understands the impact that high immigration levels, partly caused by illegal immigration, has on future environmental sustainability.
Good for him. It won't go anywhere, but at least it keeps the concept on the national stage.
Interesting that a liberal introduced this.
Posted by: metro_sucks | January 31, 2011 at 11:05 PM
Still won't induce me to vote for him.
Posted by: Sam L. | February 01, 2011 at 10:07 AM
Small business don't need more bureacracy and expense, they need less.
Abolish the minimum wage, let the market sort out labour prices, and there will be much less incentive for illegals to come here, and much less incentive for employers to employ them over Americans.
Posted by: thebastidge | February 01, 2011 at 10:26 AM
E-Verify is a "free" service, ya bastidge. That means we're already paying for it, so it costs businesses nothing extra Your other points, as usual, are spot-on.
MS - what do you expect? The market's tight downstate; Peter needs to do something to shore up his cred. Since it won't go anywhere, it's an easy move.
Posted by: Max | February 01, 2011 at 07:37 PM