E-Verify Legislation Introduced
June 13, 2011 Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Chairman of the Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith (R-TX) introduced legislation that would require all employers to use the federal E-Verify system. Introduced June 15, this legislation could be on the House floor in the next few weeks.
United Fresh Produce Association and representatives from the Agriculture Coalition on Immigration Reform met with Chairman Smith’s staff, as well as representatives from House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) office to discuss these new developments. In those meetings, both offices acknowledged that Congress must address the “uniqueness” of the agricultural workforce as this debate moves forward in the House.
A mandatory federal E-Verify law would require employers to electronically certify worker eligibility. United Fresh and other business organizations believe that any mandatory E-Verify requirement would be highly disruptive to the agricultural workforce. United Fresh advocates the inclusion of provisions in the legislation that will make the bill workable for agricultural employers.
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Source: United Fresh Produce Association