The American agriculture industry "fears a disaster" if Rep. Lamar Smith's E-Verify legislation becomes law. The current situation in Georgia, which passed a state E-Verify and now has crops rotting on the vine, gives credence to those fears. Smith's bill poses grave dangers for farmworkers.
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How much immigration do we need? Which of the would-be immigrants should get priority? How can employment-based immigration be more responsive to changing economic realities? These questions are important and they do not have simple answers.
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Yesterday, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) claimed that his mandatory E-Verify legislation "is not an immigration bill, it's a jobs bill." Judged through this lens, mandatory E-Verify is as much of a failure on economic measures and job creation terms as it is on immigration policy, as it would...
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Yesterday, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) claimed that his mandatory E-Verify legislation "is not an immigration bill, it's a jobs bill." Judged through this lens, mandatory E-Verify is as much of a failure on economic measures and job creation terms as it is on immigration policy, as it would...
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Last week, Houston homebuilder Bob Perry and San Antonio grocery store magnate Charles Butt stuck their noses into the Legislature's misguided effort to solve a "sanctuary cities" problem that doesn't exist.
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In an important pronouncement at a White House press conference today, President Obama made it clear that mandatory E-Verify without comprehensive immigration reform is unacceptable, saying "We need to have a more balanced approach than just a verification system."
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In an important pronouncement at a White House press conference today, President Obama made it clear that mandatory E-Verify without comprehensive immigration reform is unacceptable, saying "We need to have a more balanced approach than just a verification system."
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Controversy in South Carolina after Governor Nikki Haley signed an illegal immigration bill into law. Opponents say it opens doors for racial profiling, but others say it may be bad for business. Ron Edwards at Springs Farm in Fort Mill is two months behind pruning peaches.
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Earlier this month, The Associated Press reported that the U.S. agricultural industry was gravely concern about the prospects of E-Verify legislation, which is sponsored by one-third of our "Three Amigos" on immigration: Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX):
The agriculture industry fears a disaster is on the horizon if the one bit...
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As the House prepares to move mandatory E-Verify legislation this summer, growers and business owners in Georgia are speaking up about the serious problems they are grappling with due to their state's version of the law. As the drumbeat grows louder in Georgia, we wonder if the noise...
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