E-Verify was supposed to make it easier for employers to check a worker's eligibility to legally work in the U.S. But the system has not lived up to its promise.
For an immigrant who journeys to the Deep South to toil in the chicken factories, it does not take long to figure out how to land a job — even without legal status to work in the United States.
“It would be hard to design a more ineffective system than E-Verify,” said Alex Nowrasteh, a director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank based in Washington. “The system only checks the documents that you give it. It doesn’t check the worker. That’s the fatal flaw.”
One woman was hired twice by Peco Foods using two different identities, and one of the company’s human resources employees said in a videotaped conversation thatWorkers leave the Koch Foods plant on the day of the immigration raids. The problem, he said, is not just that the system fails to detect fraud, but that there’s also a tension between immigration laws on verifying employment eligibility and federal laws on national origin discrimination.
After recommending Koch establish a program that blocked further employment of unauthorized workers and trained employees on how best to detect document fraud and conduct frequent audits, he said he never got a response. The federal government has tried to improve the system by adding a program known as RIDE, which links driver’s license photo identification to federal databases accessed by E-Verify.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
ICE Accused of Axing Immigrant Detention Hotline After Spot on ‘Orange Is the New Black’A toll-free hotline that helps immigrants in detention centers obtain legal counsel was featured on ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ and now the number’s operators claim ICE has shut it down
Leer más »
The U.S. Open Is More Lucrative Than Ever. So Why Is It So Hard For Players To Make A Buck?Even with big increases in tournament prize money, it can be difficult for pro tennis players to make much of a profit off competing. And despite the buzz around the U.S. Open, it’s not always glamorous making that money.
Leer más »
Every Little Bit of Exercise Adds Up for Your Fitness GoalsWalking your dog, washing the dishes, puttering around the hallway waiting for the conference room to empty—it all counts, even if it’s done for a few minutes or a few seconds.
Leer más »
Anna Faris Gets Real About Back-to-School Prep, And It’s So Relatable for Busy Moms“I should have started getting ready, but am I on top of that? Not really!”
Leer más »
'13 Reasons Why'’s Justin Prentice Thought He Did Something Wrong When He Found Out Bryce’s FateWhen Justin Prentice found out his character Bryce Walker was getting killed off of 13 Reasons Why season 3, he thought he had done something wrong.
Leer más »
Anti-immigration billboards across Canada taken down after backlashAnti-immigrant ads on billboards across Canada are being taken down after a publ...
Leer más »