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Two things, one we are in charge and two,when we forget that we are in charge, we become part of the problem. I include myself in that statement.

I buy products and services every day and never give e-verify a thought. I have seen one company post an e-verify notice on their door, Boston Market. All others, who knows.

Best guess is they do not use e-verify because the participation rate is in the low single digits.

How much pressure have they received from consumers? None.
I have checked the NumbersUSA database. I found one business that I patronize, my trash company.

I checked landscape businesses. There was not a single entry. No surprise there.

So how about we exercise the power of the purse and tell the businesses we patronize, we want them to use e-verify.

Ask your lawn service if they use e-verify, if they say no, then fire them. Are you going to be able to find a lawn service that does use e-verify? Probably not. But if they get enough requests, one of them will wise up and clean up.

That is what I mean by having the power. Control where your money goes to pressure businesses to sign up for e-verify.

If you don’t say anything then you are part of the problem. If businesses feel economic pressure to sign up, they will. If it becomes tougher to find work, then more illegal aliens will self-deport.

It’s not a perfect solution but it is heading in the right direction.