Employers flock to E-Verify
More than 52,000 firms use CIS’ work eligibility system
Wilson P. Dizard III

The Homeland Security Department announced today that more than 52,000 employers have voluntarily adopted Citizenship and Immigration Services’ E-Verify employment eligibility system.

About 1,000 new employers have joined the program each week since last October, CIS said in a press announcement. The online E-Verify system allows employers to verify the employment eligibility of newly hired workers.

E-Verify evolved from the Basic Pilot/Employment Eligibility Program that started in 1997 and went online three years ago. The earlier version generated “no matchâ€