Opinion: Don’t go wobbly on E-Verify, Mr. President
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents serve an employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven in Los Angeles in January 2018. By Henry Olsen Henry Olsen Columnist focusing on politics, populism, and American conservative thought Email Bio Follow Columnist May 20 at 4:03 PM President Trump is making some conservatives nervous.
Mandatory E-Verify is crucial because it closes the loophole that allows the illegal immigration issue to resurface in the first place. The 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Act provided amnesty for millions of undocumented immigrants already in the United States. In exchange, it required employers to request documentation of a job applicant’s legal status and made it illegal to knowingly hire people who could not legally work in the United States. In theory, the problem was solved.
Building the wall and enhancing border security are not enough. Barriers can reduce the flow of illegal immigrants, but the flow will never stop unless we address the demand for illegal immigration. That’s because the difference between what an immigrant could earn in his home country and in the United States is massive, and because U.S. employers can save thousands of dollars per employee by hiring illegal immigrants.
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