Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy, final report,
All studies indicate that undocumented/illegal aliens are attracted to this country by U.S. employment opportunities.U.S. Immigration Policy and the National Interest,1981
“The best way to deter illegal immigrants is to make it harder for them to get the jobs that lure them. The best way to do that, in turn, is to make it illegal for employers to hire them. Employers can do that only if they know who is illegal …
New York Times editorial, 1982
… Without effective verification, there can be no effective enforcement of the borders.
Representative Chuck Schumer, 1989
… if employers know they’re going to be enforced rather stiffly, they’re going to obey the law.
Barbara Jordan, Chair, U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, 1994
Employment continues to be the principal magnet attracting illegal aliens to this country. As long as U.S. businesses benefit from the hiring of unauthorized workers, control of unlawful immigration will be impossible.
“The Commission believes that reducing the employment magnet is the linchpin of a comprehensive strategy to reduce illegal immigration …
U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, Executive Summary, 1994
… A better system for verifying work authorization is central to the effective enforcement of employer sanctions.
Thomm Hartman, radio host, 2007
So long as employers are willing and able to hire illegal workers, people will risk their lives to grab at the America Dream.
Jared Bernstein, economist, 2008
We have the technology to implement a reliable system that tells employers whether they’re hiring an illegal worker. What we have lacked thus far is the political guts to mete out serious punishment to those employers who ignore the law.
Senator Barack Obama, 2008
… to remove incentives to enter the country illegally, we need to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants.
Senator Chuck Schumer, 2009
… a biometric-based employer verification system with tough enforcement and auditing is necessary to significantly diminish the job magnet that attracts illegal aliens to the United States …
John Morton, former Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 2011
It will be a lot harder for people to come here illegally for labor if they know that when they get here there will be an effort to verify whether or not they have employment authorization. And so, if we can create across the country a uniform effort by employers to follow the law and make sure the people that they hire are here lawfully and have work authorization we will greatly reduce the magnet for illegal labor.
Jeffrey Passel, Pew Hispanic Center, 2011
So if you’re faced with a $3,000 smuggler fee and maybe going through the desert, but won’t be able to get a job here, you’re much less likely to come.
PolitiFact, 2012
All of the polls that we found — both national surveys and others conducted in Rhode Island — showed strong support for E-Verify, ranging from 66 percent of respondents in favor to 88 percent.
Kevin Drum, columnist, Mother Jones, 2016
Anyone who claims to be fiercely opposed to illegal immigration but doesn’t support strong employer sanctions is just lying to you.
New York Times editorial, 2017
As long as employers remain off the hook, a border wall and an expanded dragnet can only make temporary dents in the flows of undocumented immigrants.
Reuben Navarrette Jr., columnist, USA Today, 2017
Going after those who employ illegal immigrants takes courage, common sense, and a desire to stop illegal immigration.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
One way to make sure we discourage illegal immigration in the future is to prevent unlawful immigrants from getting jobs in the U.S. Requiring the use of E-Verify by all employers across the country will help do just that. The web-based program is a reliable and fast way for employers to electronically check the work eligibility of newly-hired employees.
H/T: NumbersUSA