Thread: House Hearing on E-Verify on May 6

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The Democrat-controlled House has begun to hold some hearings ostensibly to take testimony on issues related to the illegal immigration control measures in the SAVE Act. However, at the same time efforts have been underway to combat the collection of signatures on a discharge petition that would bring the legislation to a vote on the House floor despite the lack of a vote in the immigration subcommittee or the Judiciary committee, both of which normally would have to act on immigration legislation. One of those efforts has been to obtain a cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office on the effects of requiring the mandatory use by employers of the E-verify system that is now operating as a voluntary system nationwide and was made mandatory in Arizona at the start of this year. According to Congress Daily, a hearing will take place on May 6 in the Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means committee.

(FAIR Comment: Rather than giving impetus to the SAVE Act, this hearing is likely aimed at eliciting testimony about why it would be costly and impractical to implement the E-Verify system, although SAVE Act sponsor, Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC) is scheduled to appear at the hearing.)