[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 57 (Thursday, April 10, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H2168-H2169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                    NEW EMPLOYEE VERIFICATION SYSTEM

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on November 1, the Nation's 
employment verification system, E-Verify, is going to expire.
  E-Verify is a broken employment verification system that has helped 
grow the number of illegal immigrants in America to over 12 million. We 
have got to find new solutions.
  Our bill, H.R. 5515, the New Employment Verification Act or NEVA, 
would

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replace the current paper-based and error-prone I-9 process upon which 
E-Verify is based with an electronic verification system. H.R. 5515 
would use the existing new hire registry reporting process already used 
by over 90 percent of U.S. employers. This bill will create a national 
employment verification system for new hires that's reliable and 
efficient.
  With E-Verify scheduled to expire this year, now is the time for the 
Congress to create a new way to move forward that prevents unauthorized 
employment. I urge my colleagues to cosponsor H.R. 5515.

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