Comments on: Battling the E-Verify Moonbats

By: Meridius

Meridius — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:37:06 +0000

fifty employees, is huge by any small business standard. That’s where mistakes like this are made. Now compare the ability of a true small firm, like for example 8 employees (much more like the typical small business in America). There is no comparison on how the two firms will handle additional administration. Are you from New York City? (just kiddin). But seriously, what about new businesses? Just another hurdle by the U.S. Government to make American competative again with new business. Another big issue is that Social Security is cross referenced with the IRS. So, I ask could there be cross errors to make matters worse?

By: tony magana

tony magana — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:30:22 +0000

In all fairness we would like to invite you to our internet talk radio show where we would give you the opportunity to
further give your point of view. The errors in the Social Security system are real and documented by many sources. An especially troubling problem is that so-called corrections often disappear from the system. For example people who mistakenly were listed as dead often turn up dead again in a year so after their initial correction. How many times must a record be corrected before it sticks?

By: BobG

BobG — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:07:59 +0000

Thanks for the dialogue, Tony. Regarding the eight-day deadline, it is not `hard and fast.` There is a provision within the E-Verify system to extend the deadline when necessary to allow for an accurate determination. I am not a cheerleader for the SSA, but I would like to see support for your claim that the SSA has a “proven poor record of error resolution” before I could even acknowledge the legitimacy of your concern.

Regarding the “additional burden” on small business, I just don’t see it. The overwhelming majority of my firm’s clients employ less than 50 workers. If they follow the law, they are already collecting info for the I-9 form. They are already required to make a reasonable effort to verify the validity of identification documents. It is ALREADY their responsibility to turn away workers whom they reasonably believe are ineligible to work.

The only extra burden on any business is to log into a web site and type in I-9 data; drop the I-9 into a fax machine or send an email. Nothing required by the E-Verify system or employee verification in general requires “experts in human resources.”

To your final point… worker verification IS done by the government. The E-Verify system simply gives business immediate access to the government’s information.

By: tony magana

tony magana — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:32:31 +0000

Thank you for reading my blog about E-Verify. My concerns about the E-Verify program really have nothing to do with your programming per se. The basic problem is that it relies upon a faulty outdated Social Security database. To give working people only eight days to resolve issues with the Social Security administration who has a proven poor record of error resolution is fool hardy. For this program to work the whole data system has to be overhauled.
Even more importantly this program places additional burdens upon small business who may not have experts in human resources. Small business employers are likely to turn away applicants whom they guess could have problems on verification. Worker verification should be done by the government. The business of business is business not determining who may or may not be in this country illegally.