{"id":22462,"date":"2020-02-04T15:19:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T20:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=22462"},"modified":"2020-02-04T15:19:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T20:19:36","slug":"e-verify-federal-reserve-costs-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2020\/02\/04\/e-verify-federal-reserve-costs-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Fed Worries About E-Verify Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Jumping into the immigration debate, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is attempting to throw cold water on the federal E-Verify<\/a> employee-screening program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A new \u201cworking paper\u201d<\/a> by the Fed branch acknowledges that E-Verify has had a positive impact in reducing employment of illegal aliens. The study notes that participation by\u00a0U.S. employers was higher in states that adopted universal E-Verify mandates, and that fewer illegal aliens live and work in those states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Researchers also affirmed the obvious\n— that mandating the use of E-Verify increases employer\nparticipation more than any government-contractor requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Texas does not require E-Verify, and, not surprisingly, workplace enforcement actions by ICE have netted large numbers of illegal workers in the Dallas Fed\u2019s backyard<\/a>. Last month, a local company<\/a> agreed to pay a $3 million fine and submit to criminal charges for illegal hiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Overlooking and\nrationalizing such misbehavior, the Fed\u2019s working paper fixates on E-Verify\u2019s\npurported \u201ccosts.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAlthough E-Verify is free to use, it\ncreates an administrative burden for employers, who must take the time to enter\nthe information into the system and then deal with any non-confirmations,\u201d the\npaper states. \u201cThe penalty for non-compliance is substantial in most states \u2014 typically,\nthe business\u2019s license is revoked, but the likelihood of being caught is low.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, this incredible\nconclusion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA strictly enforced\nnationwide mandate that all employers use an employment eligibility program\nlike E-Verify would be incompatible with the current reliance on a large\nunauthorized workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n