Thread: DHS to display info on Federal Contractors using E-VERIFY

DHS to publicly display information on Federal Contractors using E-Verify

by John Fay -
February 22, 2010

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced its intent to publicly display information on businesses using E-Verify on searchable areas of its web site. According to the DHS, the release of this information is allowed under the terms noted in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which must be executed by all employers enrolling in the E-Verify program. A careful reading of the MOU reveals that an employer must agree that E-Verify is not confidential information and may be disclosed as authorized or required by law and DHS or SSA policy, including but not limited to, Congressional oversight, E-Verify publicity and media inquiries, determinations of compliance with Federal contractual requirements, and responses to inquiries under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Presumably, the disclosure of this information on the DHS web site falls under the very wide scope of “DHS policy.â€

It's a good start. Now if only Obama could find the time to make E-Verify mandatory, Americans could go back to work.

i will believe this list when i see it.

and when i see it,. i will patronize the companies listed and no others

With these people in charge I find it hard to believe anything they say. For some reason I feel something will go wrong with it.

Originally Posted by jackson51

With these people in charge I find it hard to believe anything they say.

'Bama says he's for absolutely everything. It's a trick that he learned from Bill Clinton, a.k.a. Slick. Keeps people off balance until he's ready to show his hand.

Originally Posted by vistalad

Originally Posted by jackson51

With these people in charge I find it hard to believe anything they say.

'Bama says he's for absolutely everything. It's a trick that he learned from Bill Clinton, a.k.a. Slick. Keeps people off balance until he's ready to show his hand.

It appears that Obama has nothing to do with it since if comes under the Fredom of Information Act.
[quote]A careful reading of the MOU reveals that an employer must agree that E-Verify is not confidential information and may be disclosed as authorized or required by law and DHS or SSA policy, including but not limited to, Congressional oversight, E-Verify publicity and media inquiries, determinations of compliance with Federal contractual requirements, and responses to inquiries under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Presumably, the disclosure of this information on the DHS web site falls under the very wide scope of “DHS policy.â€

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Like all federal agencies, the Department of Justice (DOJ) generally is required under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to disclose records requested ...
www.justice.gov/oip/index.html

188,358 Businesses Using E-Verify - Generating 5 Million Inquiries Since October

Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 4:03 PM EST

A new report from the Department of Homeland Security reveals that 188,358 businesses are using E-Verify at nearly 700,000 worksites. More than 50,000 businesses have signed up for E-Verify in the last six months and the number of worksites has almost doubled since January of 2009.

The number of inquiries since October of 2009 is 5.1 million. There were approximately 6 million total inquiries in all of 2008.

Arizona has the largest number of businesses using E-Verify with 33,110 businesses at 58,871 worksites. Arizona requires all businesses - public and private - to use E-Verify. Mississippi and South Carolina also have mandatory E-Verify laws in place for all businesses and have 3,039 and 4,346 businesses registered, respectively.

California has the largest number of worksites using E-Verify with 15,320 businesses using the system at 71,033 worksites. There have been 642,912 inquiries in California, second most in the nation. Missouri businesses have run 890,701 inquiries since October of 2009, most in the nation. Missouri requires all state agencies and contractors to check new hires through E-Verify.

See a map of states with mandatory E-Verify laws in place. http://www.numbersusa.com/content/learn ... -laws.html

http://www.numbersusa.com/content/news/ ... tober.html

The article above is reposted at

188,358 Businesses Using E-Verify - Gen. 5M Inquiries

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-189183.html

Originally Posted by vistalad

It's a good start. Now if only Obama could find the time to make E-Verify mandatory, Americans could go back to work.

Congress would be the one to make this law.