In this aerial view, Mexican immigration officials and police escort deportees after they were sent back into Mexico on Jan. President Donald Trump signed executive orders on his first day in office declaring a state of emergency at the U. LINCOLN β Nebraska would step up its role against illegal immigration under a newly proposed state law requiring businesses with at least 25 workers to use an online system aimed at ferreting out undocumented workers. State Sen. Furthermore, the measure calls upon the Nebraska Department of Labor to develop and carry out random audit inspections and expose violators using a public-facing database.
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of makes it unlawful under federal law to knowingly employ undocumented workers. Arizona in became the first state to require E-Verify as a further deterrent, using revocation of a license to do business in the state as a hammer, and some states and cities have followed suit. Kauth said her proposal was inspired by constituent concerns, but that her intent is not only to curb the undocumented workforce. She sees it as protection for vulnerable workers who may be taken advantage of by employers because of legal status.
Pillen orders Nebraska agencies to fall in line with Trump immigration crackdown. The proposal comes as Gov. His effort to roll back birthright citizenship already faces legal challenges. Lawyers in Nebraska who work in immigration and labor law fields question the effectiveness of a state E-Verify push.
Currently, mandatory E-Verify checks in Nebraska apply to a smaller group: public contractors and employers that receive tax incentives from the state. The Internet-based system is set up to compare and match information provided by a job applicant with records available to the Social Security Administration and U.
But a major criticism of the electronic verification system is that workers using fraudulent or borrowed identities can and have evaded detection, said Amy Peck, who manages the immigration practice of Jackson Lewis law firm.
