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ABC Signs On to Coalition Letter Supporting Bill to Improve the E-Verify System

October 4, 2017

On Sept. 29, ABC joined the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (EWIC) in support of H.R. 3711, the Legal Workforce Act. H.R. 3711, which would mandate an improved E-Verify program on all employers and for all new hires.  

Introduced by Reps. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) on Sept. 8, 2017, H.R. 3711 would phase in the E-Verify requirement over a two-year period and provide safe harbors for employers that use E-Verify in good faith. 

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced a mandatory E-Verify bill (S. 179) at the beginning of the year. 

EWIC is a coalition of businesses, trade associations and other organizations from across the industry spectrum that supports reform of U.S. immigration policy to facilitate a sustainable workforce for the American economy while ensuring our national security and prosperity.

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