Obama To Sign Bill To Extend E-verify For Three Years

A bill that extends the E-Verify Program, the online employment verification system

, has been passed by the Congress. It now awaits the signature of President Obama for final approval. This bill allows the extension of the E-Verify Program by three years. E-Verify Program is a system wherein employers in the United States can check the legal status of employees newly hired by them.

However, the bill does not contain a proposal from Senator Jeff Sessions who wanted to make the program permanent. But, the Congress has opted only for extension and not permanency of this bill. The program has the backing of Homeland Security officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

The legal immigration of employees is an important aspect of the immigration system of USA. Some or all employers of twelve states, namely Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Utah are required to use the E-Verify Program to check the legal status of their employees.

It is also mandatory for federal contractors and subcontractors to check the program for the legal status of government workers. According to them over 126,000 employers nationwide use this program to check on the legal status of their employees.

But many criticize that the E-Verify Program cannot be depended on for confirming the legal status of employees faulty and should be done away with altogether. Even the US Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers have said that the E-Verify Program is faulty and have led to the erroneous disqualification of many. Homeland Security officials say that the program is 94% accurate but critics of the program argue that this could mean up to 9 million workers could still be at risk.

Though the E-Verify Program may be extended by three years with President Obamas signature, a complete overhaul of the immigration system seems to be the ideal solution to all these problems.

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