Where’s Lou Dobbs on this?
All over it! From his web page:
E-Verify will not be considered as part of the Omnibus Bill. Senator Jeff Sessions tried to add the amendment that would have saved E-Verify. E-Verify will remain enforced for the time being, but its future is in jeopardy. The vote was whether to table the amendment. A YES vote is against E-Verify, a NO vote is supporting E-Verify. To see how your Senator voted Click Here.
E-Verify is set to expire. E-Verify is the U.S. Government’s single most effective program against illegal immigration. E-Verify is free to employers and it has an accuracy rate of 99.6%. Business special interests groups want to kill it. Congress stripped language from the stimulus package that would have continued funding for the program. To find out more about E-Verify; a voluntary system used by more than 60,000 employers to check if workers are eligible to work in the U.S. Click here
Contact your representatives and tell them to SAVE E-VERIFY! To find your Senator, click here. To find your Representative, click here.
Or call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
Here are some of the proposals to continue this type of program.
Click here to see Rep. Sam Johnson’s Bill
Click here to see co-sponsors of Johnson’s Bill
Click here to see Rep. Ken Calvert’s Bill
Click here to see Rep. Heath Shuler’s Bill