Note: Cross posted from BobGriggs.com.
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A tipping point has finally been reached, apparently, on a national requirement that E-Verify be used by all employers to check the work eligibility of their new hires. A bill sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Simi Valley), chairman of the subcommittee on immigration policy and enforcement, is set to begin moving toward passage this week. From an op-ed by the representatives in the LA Times:
The program quickly confirms 99.5% of work-eligible employees. Even though E-Verify is not mandatory, many employers willingly use the program. More than 250,000 American employers currently use it, and an average of 1,300 new businesses sign up each week.
Immigration: E-Verify helps employers weed out illegal hires – latimes.com
Note: Cross posted from BobGriggs.com.
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South Carolina moves a step closer to strengthening its immigration law with a vote by a House committee on Tuesday. From the Daily Comet:
South Carolina’s House Judiciary Committee voted 15-7 on Tuesday to advance a bill that would require law enforcement to check the status of people they suspect of being in the country illegally during a stop or arrest for something else. Opponents argued that the measure would worsen racial profiling and flies in the face of American freedoms.
SC legislators OK anti-illegal immigration bill | DailyComet.com
The southern California city of 110,000 joins the Riverside County cities of Temecula, Lake Elsinore and Menifee to require that businesses enroll in E-Verify or risk losing their business license.
The measure was approved unanimously. The council all but agreed to the ordinance during a previous meeting, but held off on a vote over some technical concerns.
The law makes the use of E-Verify mandatory to get a Murrieta business license. It calls for code enforcement officers to check out any allegations of noncompliance.
MURRIETA: Council requires E-Verify for businesses | Local News | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California
Note: Cross posted from Verify I-9, LLC.
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Georgia’s Security and Immigration Compliance Act requires that any company receiving a local, county or state public contract must first certify, under oath, that the business is enrolled in E-Verify. Failure to comply can result in the loss of the public contract and even criminal prosecution for false swearing.
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In the case of Bromell Manicured Lawns, which is under a $500,000 contract with GDOT for its mowing services, King said the company president, Michael Bromell, signed an affidavit dated June 16, 2010, that the company was using E-Verify as a condition of obtaining a work contract with GDOT. But King said, according to documents he obtained from U.S. Homeland Security, the company did not obtain an MOU with E-Verify until Aug. 26, 2010.
According to Georgia Senate Bill 447, passed this spring, "Contractors and subcontractors convicted for false statements based on a violation of this subsection shall be prohibited from bidding on or entering into any public contract for 12 months following such conviction."
The Marietta Daily Journal – Activist calls for probe into GDOT E Verify affidavit
