CONGRESSIONAL HISPANICS OPPOSE INSERTING E-VERIFY PROVISIONS IN STIMULUS PACKAGE

Members of the powerful Congressional Hispanic Caucus have sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to strip provisions extending E-Verify for five years and requiring employers receiving stimulus money to use the electronic system. The group’s main arguments are that the system is still not accurate enough and that it will disproportionately affect Hispanic workers. They also argue that the stimulus bill is not the appropriate place to deal with this controversial immigration subject. The letter is produced below.

CHC Opposed E-Verify in Stimulus bill – Free Legal Forms