Thread: NumbersUSA: Action alert CA residents

Help Stop California Anti-Employment Verification Legislation



This is a special note for NumbersUSA members in California who live State Senatorial Districts held by Democrats. If you do not live in one of the districts noted below, but know someone who does, please feel free to forward this alert to them.

Dear California Friends,

California lawmakers are considering a bill (AB 2076) that would prohibit state and local government agencies from using E-Verify, the federal electronic verification system that checks whether or not new hires are eligible to work in the United States. It also would discourage private employers from participating. The bill already passed the California Assembly and a State Senate Committee. It is expected to be heard on the State Senate floor tomorrow, July 2.

NumbersUSA understands that most, if not all Republicans will oppose the measure while all Democrats are expected to support it. If you live in one of the Senate Districts listed below, please call your Democratic Senator to ask him/her to oppose AB 2076. We have provided talking points below. If you do not know who your State Senator is, please click here and use the zip code locator to determine if your Senator is on the following list:

State Senate Member (District) Capitol Office



Alquist, Elaine (13) (916) 651-4013



Calderon, Ron (30) (916) 651-4030



Cedillo, Gilbert (22) (916) 651-4022



Corbett, Ellen (10) (916) 651-4010



Correa, Louis (34) (916) 651-4034



Ducheny, Denise Moreno (40) (916) 651-4040



Florez, Dean (16) (916) 651-4016



Kehoe, Christine (39) (916) 651-4039



Kuehl, Sheila (23) (916) 651-4023



Lowenthal, Alan (27) (916) 651-4027



Machado, Mike (05) (916) 651-4005



Migden, Carole (03) (916) 651-4003



Negrete McLeod, Gloria (32) (916)651-4032



Oropeza, Jenny (2 (916) 651-4028



Padilla, Alex (20) (916) 651-4020



Perata, Don (09) (916) 651-4009



Ridley-Thomas, Mark (26) (916) 651-4026



Romero, Gloria (24) (916) 651-4024



Scott, Jack (21) (916) 651-4021



Simitian, S. Joseph (11) (916) 651-4011



Steinberg, Darrell (06) (916) 651-4006



Torlakson, Tom (07) (916) 651-4007



Vincent, Edward (25) (916) 651-4025



Wiggins, Patrica (02) (916) 651-4002



Yee, Leland (0 (916) 651-4008





Talking Points

Please oppose AB 2076, a bill that prohibits E-Verify use in California state and local governments and undermines its use in the private sector. There are no longer any valid excuses for allowing government or businesses to continue to hire illegal workers, not when there are so many Americans struggling to find work.

The country is moving closer to implementing workplace verification systems that will help employers hire a legal workforce, protect American workers from unfair labor competition, discourage illegal immigration, and end exploitative labor practices. Don’t take California down the opposite path by voting for AB 2076.

All Federal agencies and Congress use the E-Verify system and every federal contractor will be using it shortly. About 70,000 employers throughout the country use E-Verify, including 5,669 in California. About 1,000 new businesses sign up for the program every week. Eleven states require their government contractors to use E-Verify and many more state and local governments are passing laws to discourage illegal labor and immigration practices. Don’t support legislation that bucks the trend in the rest of the nation. Oppose AB 2076!

E-Verify has been used by employers for over 12 years. In that time, it has been studied multiple times by Congress, universities, and even the Social Security Administration. Every report has found E-Verify to be easy, reliable and effective. Employers who use E-Verify must run every applicant through the system. Everyone is treated equally. Don’t let your constituents down by voting for AB 2076.

The small percentage of false non-confirmation notices under E-Verify are due to errors in the Social Security Administration's (SSA) database. E-Verify provides applicants with instructions on how to clear up their records with SSA. E-Verify protects legal workers from unfair hiring practices, protects employers from discriminatory lawsuits, and helps clean up SSA's database. Do the right thing by opposing AB 2076.

The nice thing about E-Verify is nobody is automatically ruled out for work authorization. Everybody has a chance and time to prove that they are ultimately work authorized. If a person is not work authorized, it's not discrimination if you don't continue to employ them. That's complying with the law. Please oppose AB 2076!

When the State of Illinois passed legislation similar to AB 2076, the federal government sued the state and forced it to back down. You are asking for a federal lawsuit if you support the bill. It would be irresponsible of you to vote for the bill.



THANK YOU.

Called Wiggins. Not real friendly but they listened.

California is sooooo liberal now that I think that they want it to berak off and float away just so that they can continue the madness in peace!

Get ready Alipacers we may have a big telephone and faxing job to do with the Governor.

My hubby brought up some really salient issues on this. He retired from LAX. It is run by the city of L.A. Our ports, our airports (LAX), our waterways, our electrical grids are run by cities and the state. This is a very high risk if this legislature passes that SSN's can not be verified by city and state employment applicants.

Does anyone remember the airport back east that was hiring illegals and the supervisor told them to go to a box and look for an ID that looked like them? I remember reading it here. I think it was Logan airport.