Getting it right on employer verification will be the linchpin of an immigration reform bill. The goal of mandatory electronic verification is to provide a simple, reliable way for good-faith employers to hire legally authorized workers and deter others from hiring those not eligible to work in the United States.

MPI's newest report assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the existing electronic verification system, E-Verify, and recommends steps to minimize the system's problems and unintended consequences. We assess existing and potential tools for strengthening identity authentication, and recommend next-generation verification concepts that would tap new technologies and practices to overcome the core weaknesses of the current system.

Speakers will include:

Doris Meissner
Senior Fellow and Director of the US Immigration Policy Program, MPI

and
Marc R. Rosenblum
Senior Policy Analyst, MPI

with comments by

Gerri Ratliff
Deputy Associate Director, National Security and Records Verification Directorate (NSRV),
US Citizenship and Immigration Services, US Department of Homeland Security

and
James Ziglar
Senior Fellow, MPI, and Senior Counsel, Van Ness Feldman, PC

Copies of the report will be available. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Dixon via email at events@migrationpolicy.org or by phone at (202) 266-1929.

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