Smith Pushes to Mandate Use of E-Verify Nationwide
texastribune.org
by Julian Aguilar
9/15/2011

Employers who rely solely on the documents their workers provide to ensure they are legally qualified to work in the United States may be in for a shake-up if U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith gets his way.

The San Antonio Republican who is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, took his efforts to require nationwide use of the electronic employment verification program, known as E-Verify, before his committee today. The bill, HR 2885, also called the “Legal Workforce Act,â€