On AlterNet: e-verify

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The 10 Numbers You Need to Know About E-Verify

Philip E. Wolgin, Center for American Progress. September 16, 2011.

E-Verify has a massive failure rate and will keep legal workers out of a job.

Be Careful What You wish For: "E-Verify' System for Immigration Checks is Rife with Errors

Michele Waslin, Immigration Impact. February 14, 2011.

Jessica St. Pierre, a U.S. citizen who spent days navigating government bureaucracy trying to fix a spacing issue in her last name, was fired from her job.

Budgeting Immigration: Narrow Focus for Napolitano on the Hill

Travis Packer, Immigration Impact. February 26, 2010.

DHS Sec’y Napolitano spent two days on the Hill testifying about border security, fences, enforcement, and E-Verify, but there was almost nothing on immigration reform

The Party Of No Morphs Into The Party Of “No Way Jose”

Douglas Rivlin, NewsJunkiePost.com. February 25, 2010.

With the jobs bill that just passed the Senate, a small group of Republicans trotted out its all-purpose boogeyman: “illegals”

USA Today Lies About Serious E-Verify Errors

Staff, Media Matters for America. March 10, 2009.

USA Today attributes claims of E-Verify errors to interest groups, but government reports support criticism.

Expanding Flawed E-Verify System Will Hurt Lawful Workers

Michele Waslin, New America Media. October 12, 2008.

A misleading report by an anti-immigration "think-tank" doesn't change the fact that the system isn't reliable.

Why Harsh Immigration Crackdowns Will Never Work

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 13, 2008.

Tough-minded immigration policies keep backfiring, and the debate over them obscures the question of what really works and what doesn't.

Report: Employment Verification System Inefficient, Ineffective, and Costly

AlterNetMay 10, 2008.

The Social Security Administration doesn't have the capacity or accuracy to check 130 million workers' records.

Law-Makers Get Earful from Experts During E-Verify Hearings

ImmPoliticMay 7, 2008.

Much easier to pound one's chest over immigration than it is to come up with serious solutions.