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Wall Street Journal"Agencies across the federal government on Tuesday will start ordering contractors to use an electronic system to verify whether their employees are eligible to work in the U.S.
The sweeping new mandate, crafted by the Bush White House but being implemented by the Obama administration, represents a significant expansion for the so-called E-Verify system, which government officials and independent experts expect to eventually become mandatory for private employers. Already, some states require companies operating within their borders to use it, regardless of whether the companies have government contracts."
"The Obama administration is using the program as part of its efforts to shift the emphasis in immigration enforcement by focusing on employers. Under the mandate, a clause requiring contractors and subcontractors to use the government's E-Verify system will be written into every new or renewed government contract starting Tuesday. It will also be written into every new work order issued under existing contracts, officials say. It will be up to government agencies that issue the contracts to enforce the mandate."
"Once a contractor is operating under the new clause, it will have to check the legal eligibility of every employee working on a government project through a secure Web site. The E-Verify system compares data entered by employers with records maintained in Social Security Administration and immigration databases."
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