Thread: Mecklenburg begins screening illegal workers

Monday, Jun 16, 2008
Posted on Mon, Jun. 16, 2008
Mecklenburg begins screening illegal workers
By April Bethea

As Mecklenburg County begins using the federal E-Verify database this week, it joins thousands of employers across the nation in using the Web program to screen out illegal workers.

For years, the county has used a program that checked new employees' personal information against the Social Security database.

E-Verify does that, but also matches the information against the federal immigration database. Supporters say that will help identify any illegal immigrants using stolen Social Security numbers to get jobs.

“The quickest way to stop illegal immigration is to stop illegal employment,â€

Everyone who gets government money should be required to check the status of the workers or everyone they deal with directly or indirectly.

If you file a tax return and you hire an illegal, you are dealing with the government in my opinion. So blanket total coverage on everyone!

Originally Posted by vmonkey56

Everyone who gets government money should be required to check the status of the workers or everyone they deal with directly or indirectly.

If you file a tax return and you hire an illegal, you are dealing with the government in my opinion. So blanket total coverage on everyone!

sounds good to me!