Yesterday's party-line passage of Rep. Lamar Smith's mandatory E-Verify bill in the House Judiciary Committee does nothing to relieve Republican leadership's heartburn over mandatory E-Verify, which we wrote about yesterday. Continue »
Yesterday's party-line passage of Rep. Lamar Smith's mandatory E-Verify bill in the House Judiciary Committee does nothing to relieve Republican leadership's heartburn over mandatory E-Verify, which we wrote about yesterday. Continue »
The news keeps getting worse for Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) and his signature mandatory E-Verify legislation. Ideological conservatives, farmers, small business owners, and others continue to question why the GOP is pushing this Big Government, Big Brother initiative. Today, the House Judiciary Committee continues its mark-up of... Continue »
The news keeps getting worse for Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) and his signature mandatory E-Verify legislation. Ideological conservatives, farmers, small business owners, and others continue to question why the GOP is pushing this Big Government, Big Brother initiative. Today, the House Judiciary Committee continues its mark-up of... Continue »
The Task Force on Secure Communities, a non-governmental body appointed by the Department of Homeland Security this summer, just announced its recommendations to reform this deeply flawed program. According to Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America's Voice Education Fund, "Because of Secure Communities and similar programs, fear of... Continue »
Despite publicly expressing confidence over the legislation's prospects, leading anti-immigrant lawmaker Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) had a difficult week promoting his mandatory E-Verify bill. Opponents from a range of industries and ideologies raised their voices, highlighting the facts that mandating E-Verify would cripple the U.S. agriculture industry, burden... Continue »
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) has made passage of E-Verify a top priority for the House Republican caucus. Smith has called E-Verify "a successful tool," but he is asking his colleagues to overlook one key fact: E-Verify doesn't work. Continue »
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) has made passage of E-Verify a top priority for the House Republican caucus. Smith has called E-Verify "a successful tool," but he is asking his colleagues to overlook one key fact: E-Verify doesn't work. Continue »