Opinion

The Supreme Court Gets It Right on E-Verify, Now It's Time for It to Expand Across the USA

By Rep. Lamar Smith and Rep. Ken Calvert
Published May 29, 2011
FoxNews.com

In a 5-3 decision this week, the Supreme Court upheld the Arizona law requiring employers to use E-Verify to check the legal status of newly hired employees. The Supreme Court got it right—not only is the law constitutional, it is commonsense. American jobs should be preserved for Americans and legal workers. Congress should now act to expand E-Verify across the United States.

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