Houston immigration lawyer<\/a>, Annie Banerjee, is concerned that mandatory employer participation in Basic Pilot\/E-Verify will hurt workers, businesses, and the struggling U.S. economy.<\/p>\n Basic Pilot\/E-Verify started out with good intentions, a bit like the Road to Perdition. The intent of the voluntary Internet-based program is to let employers electronically verify information workers present to prove their employment eligibility. This occurs by accessing information in cumbersome databases maintained by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration. As of January 8th 2009, 106,814 employers were enrolled in Basic Pilot\/E-Verify \u2013 slightly more than 1% of the approximately 7.4 million employers in the United States. That would be insignificant enough, but, adds Ms. Banerjee, \u201cOnly about half of the enrolled employers actually use the program.\u201d<\/p>\n Still, Basic Pilot\/E-Verify is often described as the \u201cpanacea\u201d that will curb the hiring of unauthorized workers, according to Ms. Banerjee. \u201cI see difficulties traceable to it every (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Houston immigration lawyer, Annie Banerjee, is concerned that mandatory employer participation in Basic Pilot\/E-Verify will hurt workers, businesses, and the struggling U.S. economy. Basic Pilot\/E-Verify started out with good intentions, a bit like the Road to Perdition. The intent of…<\/span><\/p>\n