Posted on 10/11/2018 11:53:40 AM PDT by jwesleybush
American workers at the bottom of the income ladder benefit most from E-Verify, as they compete directly with undocumented immigrants for unskilled jobs. Arizonas move to universal E-Verify particularly helped two groups of Americans naturalized Mexican-Americans saw a rise in employment, while U.S.-born Latino men got a bump in wages.
One group likely to benefit from a national mandate would be African-American men; a study by Harvard labor economist George J. Borjas found that a 10% increase in immigrant workers at a given skill level causes a 5.1% drop in black employment.
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Then explain how the dairy farmer and Ag Commissioner wannabe in Iowa who hired Mollie Tibbetts murderer got an ok to hire him and then acts all wide eyed surprised when it turns out he’d used a fake name.
I’m not going to debate with someone who clearly hasn’t read the article. I address the issue of identity theft. The system isn’t 100%. No system is 100%.
A lack of perfection does not make something “horse-hockey.” Unless you think the entire world is horse hockey.
As I make really, really clear in the article, E-Verify is -one- component of an overall strategy to deter illegal immigration. One of the cheapest and most cost-effective elements.
Apologies, it’s been a long day and I answered more sharply than I should have. The system definitely needs to be strengthened, but current research shows that it is effective, though not foolproof.
It’s a useful component of an overall security strategy including tightened visa issuances, better accountability on visa overstays, border security, and more frequent audits and inspections of work sites.
btt
What caused you to excerpt your own material rather than posting the whole thing?
A blogger trying to get hits. Be gone.
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