Employee immigration checks: Senate panel looks at the options
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The Senate immigration subcommittee is about to hear testimony on improving the nation’s “employment verification system.” You can watch it here at 2:15 p.m.
New York Sen. Charles Schumer, the subcommittee chairman, has called for a new system to check the immigration status — and identity — of an employee.
The current I-9 forms are seen as inadequate because of the use of fraudulent documents. The online E-Verify system is faulted for inaccuracies and for not detecting when someone is using another person’s documents. The answer, Schumer says, is to revamp the system with biometric information.
If you’re an employer wondering what could be in store, or anyone interested in the issue, read this analysis by the Migration Policy Institute.
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