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Should the federal government mandate that all employers use E-Verify to check the immigration status of new hires?

E-Verify is a web-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. While currently voluntary at the federal level, many argue making it mandatory would eliminate the "jobs magnet" that drives illegal immigration. Proponents argue it protects American jobs and wages while forcing businesses to follow the law. Opponents argue the system's error rates could lock legal citizens out of jobs, drastically hurt industries reliant on migrant labor, and increase the size of the underground cash economy.

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Response rates from 3.2k America voters.

48%
Yes
52%
No
43%
Yes
40%
No
3%
Yes, but it must be paired with an expanded guest-worker program so the agriculture industry doesn't collapse
6%
No, not until we grant a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers already contributing to our economy
1%
Yes, eliminating the jobs magnet is the most effective way to stop illegal immigration
5%
No, the government has no right to dictate who private businesses can voluntarily hire
2%
No, it places an unfair administrative burden on small businesses and relies on an error-prone database

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 @BBZ2Z5P from Colorado  answered…3mos3MO

Yes, but it should be based on an accurate database, paired with an expanded guest-worker program, and a clear pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers already contributing to our economy.

 @BDBW7LC from Georgia  answered…2mos2MO

No, workers that work can pay taxes, whether they're immigrants or not.

 @BC257ZKfrom Virgin Islands  answered…3mos3MO

Yes, to check criminal history and to verify their legal status.

 @BDZRHF5 from Oregon  answered…2wks2W

Yes but there should be an ethical process for false positives.

 @BDZ62BJ  from Colorado  answered…2wks2W

Yes, but allow businesses to choose to pay a reasonable fine or tax for doing so without further disciplinary action.

 @BDYTWVZ from Massachusetts  answered…2wks2W

Yes but it must be ensured that it is free of errors first

 @BDSK2R4 from California  answered…4wks4W

No, E-Verify discriminates against foreign agricultural workers and creates discrimination in higher paid job sectors.

 @BDRNDM6from Maine  answered…1mo1MO

Yes, but the Government should be ready to create a program/subsidies, needed to make sure documented immigrants and/or citizens can work in the agriculture industry at fair living wages.

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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