E-VERIFY FAILS TO CATCH HALF OF ILLEGALLY PRESENT WORKERS

A new Westat report (commissioned by DHS) shows that identity theft presents a major gap in E-Verify’s ability to identify illegally present immigrants. The report also shows E-Verify still only has a 93% accuracy rate for legal workers. And until the program is much more accurate and Congress gives adequate protections to workers objecting to an E-Verify non-confirmation, the program’s expansion should not be promoted.