Immigration Crackdown: The business case against E-Verify (and immigration enforcement of employers)

A good description of the problem created if Congress mandates the E-Verify system without addressing normalizing current undocumented migrants.

The business case against E-Verify (and immigration enforcement of employers) « The Washington Independent: "It may be possible to pass a bill requiring businesses to use E-Verify, but Congress is extremely unlikely to pass any measures to change the legal status of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants already in the country.

Advocates of visa reform, including agriculture producers, argue the government should give more visas to workers in certain sectors that Americans typically stay out of, such as migrant farm work. Numerous studies have confirmed that illegal immigrants don’t “steal” American jobs — at least broadly — although some may be hired over American workers in certain sectors.

The AgJOBS bill, which would revise the current farm worker visa system and allow some undocumented farm workers to gain legal status, is one proposal to allow current illegal workers to stay in the country if there is demand from employers." Nov. 15, 2010