Illegal Immigration Problem #1
Immigration is down. Why? Simply put, the United States economy is in the tank. For the most part, if you can’t get a job, there is no reason for the undocumented to come to the US. Just as sure as the sun will set today, as soon as the economy gets better and businesses start hiring again, the undocumented will flood across our southern border to get a piece of the pie.
Which brings us to E-Verify? We know that the system’s error rate for those AUTHORIZED to work in the US is down to below 0.8% and drop to almost ZERO when the results are contested. A very good system unless you look at those NOT authorized to work in the US. Then the error rate is over 50%. This is due mainly to Identity fraud.
Ever try to stop ants from getting to a piece of candy on the ground? Remove the candy, and the ants go away. The same is true for immigration. If one CAN’T get a job, they won’t try to come to the US.
Unless we improve (starting this month, E-Verify will increase the use of photo’s in the process) the work authorization process so as to be fool proof, our immigration problem will not be solved regardless of how secure we think our border is.
And now… the rest of the story. …..
Harold
