Last Sunday Kentucky Senator Rand Paul on a Sunday show made some comments about requiring businesses to use E-Verify to determine if a worker has the legal status to be hired. Back in 2011 the South Carolina Legislature passed a bill, over the strong objection of the S.C. Small Business Chamber, that requires almost all …
GreenvilleOnline.comOctober 25, 2012 Written by Tim Smith, Staff writer COLUMBIA— Orin McCammon said he had heard something about E-Verify in the news, the federal electronic database used to verify new hires, but didn’t think it had anything to do with his business. That is until a state auditor last month visited Cedars Homeowners Association in …
State begins citing businesses under immigration law Read More »
Published on March 21, 2012 By Corey Hutchins | Free Times South Carolina’s public officials have had an awkward relationship with illegal immigration ever since they introduced legislation aimed at cracking down on it a few years ago. The state has one of the fastest-growing Hispanic populations in the country, and agricultural business is the …
This past June the Haley Administration convinced Republicans in the South Carolina General Assembly to include a provision in an immigration reform bill that would mandate every business in the state to use E-Verify before hiring any worker. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber and some other business organizations strongly opposed the E-Verify mandate and …
E-Verify losing conservative support nationally Read More »
The S.C. House voted 69 to 43 along party lines with one exception yesterday to force every small business in the state to only use E-Verify when hiring a worker to prove immigration status. Starting in 2012, regardless of a small business’s ability to access the internet, employers in the state are now required to …
Party loyalty & political fear wins, small business loses…again Read More »
Today the message below from the Small Business Chamber will be given to House members before they debate whether to concur or non-concur with the Senate’s mandatory E-Verify amendment to S.20, immigration reform. A non-concur vote would send the bill to a conference committee to work out the difference between the House and Senate versions.——————————————————————————————————- Top 8 Reasons …
Top 8 reasons for House to oppose E-Verify mandate Read More »
ACTION ALERT!!! Don’t Make Small Business do the State’s Work This week the S.C. House will make an extremely important decision for every small business in the state. Without any public hearings or thorough discussion of alternative solutions, the Senate voted to mandate that our small businesses not be allowed to use a driver’s license …
Don’t Make Small Business do the State’s Work Read More »
Tuesday evening the South Carolina Senate, after considerable debate, voted to amend an immigration reform bill to require all businesses, small and big, to only use E-Verify when hiring an employee. This would mean that no longer can a business simply use a driver’s license or other state approved document to indicate a person’s immigration …
Senate throws small businesses under the bus….again Read More »
An amendment to a bill (S.20) in the S.C. Senate this week could place an unnecessary burden on small businesses. The S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations (LLR) wants to force every business to stop using a drivers license, social security card, birth certificate or other official state document to prove U.S. citizenship when …
