    [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)]
    [House]
    [Page H96]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                 INCLUDE E-VERIFY IN IMMIGRATION REFORM PACKAGE

      (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the
    House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
      Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Congress should include an E-Verify
    employment eligibility verification program in any immigration reform
    package. E-Verify is the most effective deterrent to illegal
    immigration because it shuts off the jobs magnet and saves jobs for
    hardworking Americans. It is no surprise that E-Verify receives the
    most public support--82 percent--of any proposed immigration reform.
      The E-Verify legislation, the Legal Workforce Act, approved by the
    Judiciary Committee, has the support of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
    and immigration enforcement groups. It provides employers with an
    efficient and workable system to verify their employees' work status,
    and the requirement for employers to verify their workers only applies
    to new employees, not existing workers.
      Members should hesitate to support any immigration reform package
    that does not include requiring employers to use E-Verify. Congress
    should put the interests of American workers first.

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