Dear Mr. Leftfoot Leeds
Thank you for taking the time to contact me with your support for extending the E-Verify program. I believe that this program is an important tool for employers committed to maintaining a legal workforce. While improvements must be made to improve E-Verify's accuracy, I believe the program should be extended.
U.S. employers have long been prohibited from knowingly hiring, recruiting or employing a person who is not authorized to work. However, the current system, which requires employers to verify employment eligibility documents presented to them, has demonstrated a weakness to fraud. To address this concern, in 1996, Congress created a program called Basic Pilot to allow interested employers to electronically verify new hires' employment eligibility. This program has expanded into what is now known as E-Verify.
E-Verify is now used by more than 69,000 employers, and the number is rapidly growing. It is projected that the E-Verify system will run more than 6 million inquiries in 2008. The current law that authorizes E-Verify expires in November 2008. While E-Verify is not without its problems, I believe it is in the country's best interest to continue this program.
There have been multiple bills introduced (i.e. S. 3093 and S. 3257) to extend and make changes to the program, but no floor debate has yet occurred. You may be interested to know that the House passed the Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008 (H.R. 6633) on July 31, 2008.
I am also a cosponsor of legislation (S. 699) introduced by Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO) that would address one of the biggest shortcomings of E-Verify. This legislation would change current law by allowing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to compare the name and social security number with those in the Social Security Administration database. This would curb identity theft and immigration fraud by informing DHS when there are multiple hits on the same Social Security Number.
I look forward to finding a way to effectively reauthorize and improve E-Verify. Please know that as this process moves forward, I will keep your thoughts in mind.
Thank you once again for contacting me. I value your advice. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of further assistance to you.
Sincerely,
Norm Coleman
United States Senate
I am looking for spots to place signs. If anyone doesn't have a sign and would like one, please let me know by emailing or calling me with your address and phone number. I know there are some people that asked for signs and I forgot to write them down. If you are willing to ask you neighbors, that would be great. Corner locations are wonderful! Homes near polling places are wonderful! I have 75 signs looking for homes! Remember, the city council race is supposed to be a non-partisan race so I will even put one next to an Obama sign.
Donna Schmitt
for Columbia Heights City Council
763-788-4905
http//www.donnaschmitt4citycouncil.net
Please remind everyone of the HD50A Meeting on the 29th.
All chairs need a call, and a request to call their precinct--especially those with no email addresses.
Tim and Nadine are requesting help with calling!
GOOD news, CD 5 is helping Barb White get her signs out...it's going to be a good OCTOBER---and November!
Rae!
Thank you for taking the time to contact me with your support for extending the E-Verify program. I believe that this program is an important tool for employers committed to maintaining a legal workforce. While improvements must be made to improve E-Verify's accuracy, I believe the program should be extended.
U.S. employers have long been prohibited from knowingly hiring, recruiting or employing a person who is not authorized to work. However, the current system, which requires employers to verify employment eligibility documents presented to them, has demonstrated a weakness to fraud. To address this concern, in 1996, Congress created a program called Basic Pilot to allow interested employers to electronically verify new hires' employment eligibility. This program has expanded into what is now known as E-Verify.
E-Verify is now used by more than 69,000 employers, and the number is rapidly growing. It is projected that the E-Verify system will run more than 6 million inquiries in 2008. The current law that authorizes E-Verify expires in November 2008. While E-Verify is not without its problems, I believe it is in the country's best interest to continue this program.
There have been multiple bills introduced (i.e. S. 3093 and S. 3257) to extend and make changes to the program, but no floor debate has yet occurred. You may be interested to know that the House passed the Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008 (H.R. 6633) on July 31, 2008.
I am also a cosponsor of legislation (S. 699) introduced by Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO) that would address one of the biggest shortcomings of E-Verify. This legislation would change current law by allowing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to compare the name and social security number with those in the Social Security Administration database. This would curb identity theft and immigration fraud by informing DHS when there are multiple hits on the same Social Security Number.
I look forward to finding a way to effectively reauthorize and improve E-Verify. Please know that as this process moves forward, I will keep your thoughts in mind.
Thank you once again for contacting me. I value your advice. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of further assistance to you.
Sincerely,
Norm Coleman
United States Senate
I am looking for spots to place signs. If anyone doesn't have a sign and would like one, please let me know by emailing or calling me with your address and phone number. I know there are some people that asked for signs and I forgot to write them down. If you are willing to ask you neighbors, that would be great. Corner locations are wonderful! Homes near polling places are wonderful! I have 75 signs looking for homes! Remember, the city council race is supposed to be a non-partisan race so I will even put one next to an Obama sign.
Donna Schmitt
for Columbia Heights City Council
763-788-4905
http//www.donnaschmitt4citycouncil.net
Please remind everyone of the HD50A Meeting on the 29th.
All chairs need a call, and a request to call their precinct--especially those with no email addresses.
Tim and Nadine are requesting help with calling!
GOOD news, CD 5 is helping Barb White get her signs out...it's going to be a good OCTOBER---and November!
Rae!
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