The House Judiciary Committee is considering legislation that would require employers nationwide to query a federal database in order to check a potential worker's eligibility under immigration law. This "e-verify" system has been in operation for several years, but in most states using it has been optional.
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, describes the e-verify system as "free, quick and easy to use," and he notes that the concept of an electronic system for verifying employment eligibility is broadly popular with the public. But the program has been heavily criticized by civil liberties groups. They warn that making the system mandatory will create headaches for hundreds of thousands of eligible workers who are erroneously flagged as ineligible.
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