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The White House talks tough on illegal immigration but ignores a key tool that could reduce it

The Trump administration's efforts to combat illegal immigration do not include targeting businesses that hire undocumented workers, which is addressed in the text.
E-Verify, a system to check employee eligibility, is largely voluntary and rarely enforced despite being around for nearly 30 years.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reports that states with E-Verify mandates have experienced decreases in illegal immigrant workers, indicating its potential effectiveness.
Experts warn that enforcing E-Verify alone could lead to labor shortages unless new legal pathways for immigrants are created, a concern raised by officials involved in immigration discussions.

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Arkansas Business

Immigrant Labor Fuels US Economy but Trump's Crackdown Mostly Ignores It

The Trump administration is touting an immigration crackdown that includes putting shackled immigrants on U.S. military planes, expanding agents’ arrests of people here illegally and abandoning programs that gave some permission to stay. One tool that’s conspicuously absent from President Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce illegal immigration: Going after the businesses that hire workers who are in the U.S. illegally. A nearly 30-year-old governme…

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Wisconsin State Journal

New York Daily News: Donald Trump has no plan to comprehensively reform immigration

Candidate Donald Trump had his fellow Republicans in Congress kill a comprehensive bipartisan immigration deal a year ago that they helped write to deprive President Joe Biden of a legislative success. So where is President Trump’s bill to fix an…

10 days ago·Madison, United States

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Capital & Main

She Has Worked at Subway for Over a Decade. Now She’s Suing for Nearly $54,000 in Stolen Wages.

Advocates say Trump’s immigration crackdown will put foreign-born workers like Eva Rodriguez at greater risk — and that knowing their rights is the best defense. The post She Has Worked at Subway for Over a Decade. Now She’s Suing for Nearly $54,000 in Stolen Wages. appeared first on .

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Inc.

White House Ignores a Tool That Could Reduce Illegal Immigration

Trump’s efforts target individuals, but neglect going after businesses that hire them. E-Verify, a 30-year-old system, was made to do just that, but is rarely used.

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As Trump shrinks other parts of government, immigration task forces grow

The Trump administration is tapping several other agencies to help deport and arrest those without legal status — a novel step that is prompting some pushback. (Image credit: Charly Triballeau)

10 days ago·Washington, United States

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Immigrant labor fuels US economy but Trump's crackdown mostly ignores it

President Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce illegal immigration have not included going after the businesses that hire workers in the U.S. illegally. A nearly 30-year-old government system called E-Verify makes

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