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Capitol Hill Briefing

Immigration Reform, Yes; E‑Verify, No

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B-339 Rayburn House Office Building
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Featuring Dan Griswold, Director of the Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute; and Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies, Cato Institute; moderated by Laura Renz, Government Affairs Manager, Cato Institute.

Once immigration reform aligns the law with the needs of the American economy and people, the pressures that have driven some to pursue greater “internal enforcement” will be relieved. Congress should not dragoon employers further into immigration-law enforcement by making the “E‑Verify” government background check a national mandate. Dan Griswold will discuss the changes to immigration law that will make draconian enforcement measures unnecessary. Jim Harper will show how E‑Verify would lay the groundwork for a national ID and even greater government control over all Americans’ lives.