The House Judiciary Committee passed legislation to make the E-Verify system mandatory, by a margin of 20 to 10, with all Republicans on the committee voting for it and all Democrats against it. This vote clears the way for the full House to consider the measure.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) affirmed that “one way to make sure sure we discourage illegal immigration in the future is to prevent unlawful immigrants from getting jobs in the U.S. Requiring the use of E-Verify by all employers across the country will help do just that. The web-based program is reliable and fast way for employers to electronically check the work eligibility of newly-hired employees. ”
Read more at judiciary.house.gov.