Setting the Record Straight on E-Verify

by James R. Edwards, Jr.
03/11/2010


A new report on the voluntary E-Verify system shows a decent record at keeping more illegal aliens from taking American jobs.

That may not be what you read elsewhere, but that’s the truth behind the spin being leveled against employment verification. A consulting firm, Westat, has issued a report on E-Verify’s performance, and by and large found the system working well.

However, even the Wall Street Journal used terms like “controversialâ€