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IMMIGRATION BILL THAT MANDATES E-VERIFY IN WORKS AT IDAHO LEGISLATURE?
Illegal immigration ought to be a concern for every Idaho family. Illegals have been responsible for murders in Idaho, and in one notorious case from eastern Idaho, an illegal alien impregnated a nine-year old girl.

Mexican drug cartels now operate in 230 American cities, and stories cross my desk every day about increasing numbers of incidents in American cities connected to these cartels.


With word that the gargantuan stimulus package could provide jobs for up to 300,000 illegal aliens, particularly in construction and infrastructure projects, it's clearly time to take additional steps to stem the tide in Idaho. We need to make sure American jobs go to workers legally entitled to work in our country.

Word comes that a bill is in the works at the Idaho legislature that will mandate that all Idaho employers use the E-Verify system as part of the hiring process.

As Phyllis Schlafly explains, E-Verify is a Web-based certification system run by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration which can determine, often in a matter of seconds, whether an applicant is legally entitled to work in the United States.

All Idaho state agencies must use E-Verify, and there is no reason not to insist that all Idaho employers to do the same. There is protection for employers in this - once they've E-Verified an employee, they're off the hook for any possible prosecution for knowingly hiring an illegal.

Approximately 99.4% of lawful workers receive immediate verification (93% within five seconds), while the remaining 0.6% typically resolve the confusion with one trip to their local Social Security office.

As Schlafly says, E-Verify is "shovel-ready." It's one way to ensure that stimulus package money spent in Idaho, if it has to be spent at all, at least winds up in the pockets of those legally entitled to it. With Idaho's unemployment rate higher than it's been in two decades, it's simply good public policy for lawmakers to insist that scarce jobs go to legal residents.

Word is circulating in D.C. that a "comprehensive" immigration bill - read "amnesty" - is likely to reach the congressional docket by early fall. It may be important for Idaho to act now to protect itself in every way possible.

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