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WASHINGTONU.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), James Lankford (R-OK), JD Vance (R-OH), and Joe Manchin (I-WV) today introduced the Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation that would require all employers to use the federal electronic E-Verify system to confirm the employment eligibility of their workforce. The senators bill comes on the heels of President Bidens recent attempt to restrict asylum claims, which does not affect the millions of illegal aliens who have already entered the United States since he took office and leaves in place the employment magnet that incentivizes illegal immigration.

President Bidens last-ditch effort to limit asylum is too little, too late. Millions of illegal immigrants have already flooded into our country under his watch, and his executive order falls short in stopping widespread illegal employment,Senator Romney said. By requiring all employers to use E-Verify, our legislation would ensure that businesses only hire legal workerseliminating a key driver of illegal immigration and protecting jobs for hardworking Americans.

American workers today compete against millions of illegal immigrants for too few jobsthats unfair. Ending the black market for illegal labor will open up jobs for Americans, Senator Cotton said. Our legislation will take the necessary steps to make sure every potential employer is hiring only legal workers.

E-verify protects employees and employers,said Dr. Cassidy.It is an essential tool in controlling immigration and protecting Americans jobs.

Im proud to introduce the Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2024 to ensure businesses of all sizes are hiring legal workers, said Senator Manchin. Along with the E-Verify mandate, our bipartisan legislation would increase penalties for businesses that intentionally avoid E-Verify and hire unauthorized labor. Expanding E-Verify was a key component of the 2013 bipartisan immigration deal that passed the Senate and was our biggest opportunity to comprehensively fix our broken immigration system. I will continue to support all components of that compromise including E-Verify, stronger border security, and expanded pathways for legal immigration.

Background:

One of the leading causes of illegal immigration is the lack of adequate safeguards against unlawful employment in the U.S. job market.About7.8 millionillegal immigrants were in the U.S. labor force in 2021, and undocumented migrant encounters reported by U.S. Border Patrol have skyrocketed to more than9.6 millionsince then.According to Rasmussen Reports,68%of all likely voters believe the government should mandate employers to use E-Verify to help ensure they hire only legal workers for U.S. jobs.

TheMandatory E-Verify Act of 2024would:

Full text of the legislation can be foundhere, and a one pager is availablehere.

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