House Moving Toward Mandatory Worker Verification

“Mandating that all U.S. employers verify their workers’ legal status through government databases is the first item on House Republicans’ list of immigration bills designed to further their “enforcement first” agenda. Sticking to a familiar GOP script, Republicans couched employment verification as a jobs initiative at a hearing today, saying that mandatory checks on employees would ensure that openings are reserved for citizens and other legal workers,” says National Journal today.