Media Center: Facts of the Week

Facts of the Week

• Fact of the Week: 07/24/08
  07/24/2008
  Why is DHS Bashing Human Resource Experts for Demanding a More Effective Answer to Illegal Employment?
• Fact of the Week: 07/17/08
  07/17/2008
  U.S. employers need an employment verification system that works! That’s why any extension of E-Verify must address the following issues:
• Fact of the Week: 07/08/08
  07/08/2008
  Extending the current E-Verify system is the wrong direction for Congress to take.
• Fact of the Week: 06/26/08
  06/26/2008
  The New Employee Verification Act, H.R. 5515 (NEVA) is the best choice for employers and employees.
• Fact of the Week: 06/19/08
  06/19/2008
  Proponents of continuing the status quo in U.S. employment verification have criticized the New Employee Verification Act (NEVA - H.R. 5515) for “reinventing the wheel.”
• Fact of the Week: 06/12/08
  06/12/2008
  In an excerpt from a press conference earlier this week, DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff defended the E-Verify system:
• Fact of the Week: 06/05/08
  06/05/2008
  Did you know the New Employee Verification Act, H.R. 5515, will replace the current failed, paper-based I-9 employment verification process with a mandatory electronic system to verify the work authorization of new hires?
• Fact of the Week: 5/22/08
  05/22/2008
  Claims by the Department of Homeland Security that reports of E-Verify inaccuracies are overblown don’t stand up to scrutiny. In a recent blog posting, The CATO Institute’s Jim Harper picks apart recent comments by DHS Assistant Secretary for Policy, Stewart Baker. Below are excerpts from Mr. Harper’s column:
• Fact of the Week: 5/15/08
  05/15/2008
  Did you know the GAO has called USCIS E-Verify accuracy claims “misleading”?
• Fact of the Week: 5/13/08
  05/13/2008
  Did you know human resource experts oppose DHS’ latest attempt to push participation in E-Verify on U.S. employers?