[Tea Flash] [Tea Flash] [Tea Flash] [Tea Flash] [Tea Flash] [Tea Flash] [Tea Flash] [Tea Flash] [Tea Flash] [Tea Flash] [Tea Flash] [Tea Flash] [Tea Flash] Debate Over Mandatory E-Verify Continues Next Week

Debate Over Mandatory E-Verify Continues Next Week Call House Judiciary Members And Urge Them To Preserve State Enforcement Authority! Today's scheduled mark-up of Rep. Smith's mandatory E-Verify bill (H.R. 2885) only made it through opening statements by House Judiciary Committee members before adjourning until Wednesday of next week. H.R. 2885, also called the "Legal Workforce Act", requires all employers nationwide to use the E-Verify system to verify the work authorization of new hires. Amendments on the E-Verify bill are expected next Wednesday when the House Judiciary Committee reconvenes. While FAIR has always supported mandatory E-Verify, we are asking our members to call members of the House Judiciary Committee and urge them to either delete or amend the preemption provision (Section 6) of the bill. As currently written, that language would strip away the authority of state and local governments to go after employers that hire illegal aliens. In today's hearing, True Immigration Reformer Congressman Steve King (R-IA) praised Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) for "laying the foundation" for an E-Verify system, but said preemption was "the number one issue" that must be addressed in this bill. Rep. King said the federal government is unwilling to enforce immigration laws, and urged the Committee to restore the authority of state and local governments to enforce our immigration laws when the federal government fails. Meanwhile, Representative Dan Lungren (R-CA) told committee members that he would have a hard time supporting the mandatory E-Verify bill if the Committee doesn't also adopt a sweeping expansion of the agricultural guest worker program. He argued that reforming the H-2A program alone is insufficient and that an entirely new program is necessary to meet the needs of agricultural employers. Lungren claimed that anyone who suggests American workers can perform all the needed agricultural work simply does not understand agriculture. The House Judiciary Committee is expected to mark up Rep. Smith's agricultural guest worker bill immediately after it marks up the mandatory E-Verify bill. The House Judiciary Committee will meet again on Wednesday of next week to debate and amend the E-Verify bill. Please call members of the Judiciary Committee NOW and urge them to restore the ability of state and local governments to enforce our immigration laws! Tell them: You want a mandatory E-Verify law that is enforceable by both state and federal authorities. State and local governments must be able to enforce our immigration laws when the federal government refuses to do so. Find out how to contact members of the Judiciary Committee here.

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