<flatb...@prodigy.net> wrote:
>Their recent efforts to block the enforcement of the E-verify law which
>would stop the use of illegal aliens by companies getting federal contracts
>proves these people are the enemies of Americans...at least the few of us
>that are left here. The almighty dollar is the only thing these bastards
>care about. God bless Lou Dobbs.

>Chamber Calls E-Verify 'Misguided, Premature' in Scathing Report
>Vesna Jaksic
>The National Law Journal
>http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202423750549
>August 13, 2008

>Calling it "misguided, premature, and unwarranted," the U.S. Chamber of
>Commerce has issued a report against a proposal requiring federal
>contractors to use an online system to verify employees' immigration status.

>The Chamber submitted 26 pages of comments this week regarding a proposed
>rule that would require federal contractors to participate in E-Verify, also
>called the Basic Pilot Program. The program is intended to screen out
>illegal aliens by matching employee names with Social Security numbers.

>The program was launched in 1994 as a voluntary online tool for employers.

>But in June, President Bush signed an executive order requiring federal
>contractors to use the system. The change would also expand the program's
>use beyond new hires to some existing employees. Some states have also tried
>to require employers to use the system, prompting a number of lawsuits.

>In its comments, Chamber officials said Bush and Congress did not have the
>authority to require the use of the program, which was created as a
>voluntary program. The program's estimated cost of about $10 billion a year
>has also not been accounted for, as well as the "unacceptable administrative
>burdens" on federal employers, the report said. The mandatory program
>presents a number of other problems, such as that it is unmanageable, uses
>an overly-broad definition for a federal contractor and would be difficult
>to implement, the report said.

>"While we fully appreciate the purpose of the proposed regulation, it
>contravenes the intent of Congress to make participation in this program
>voluntary and is not justified by the general procurement powers of the
>President," Randel Johnson, vice president of labor, immigration and
>employee benefits at the Chamber, said in a news release.

>With more than 3 million businesses and organizations as members, the
>Chamber is the world's largest business federation.

>More than 69,000 employers are enrolled in E-Verify, with more than 4
>million queries run so far in fiscal year 2008, according to the U.S.
>government.

>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operates the program along with
>the Social Security Administration.

>Amy Kudwa, a DHS spokeswoman, said she found the Chamber's estimated $10
>billion cost for the program difficult to understand as the online tool is
>free to use. She said that in 95 percent of cases, work authorization is
>returned instantly and fewer than 1 percent of cases have errors. Kudwa said
>the program has recently undergone improvements in a number of areas, such
>as to verify the work eligibility of naturalized citizens.

>"Across the country, employers sign up for the program on an average of
>1,000 a week, which speaks to the value of the program," she said.

>Kudwa said the department will consider all comments before issuing the
>final proposal in coming months.

>E-Verify has become a major tool for those seeking to eliminate employment
>of foreign nationals who do not have authorization to work in the United
>States. Opponents of the program have said it has a number of errors, leads
>to delays and is unmanageable.