E-Verify

State begins citing businesses under immigration law

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

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E-Verify losing conservative support nationally

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

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Party loyalty & political fear wins, small business loses…again

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

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Top 8 reasons for House to oppose E-Verify mandate

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

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Don’t Make Small Business do the State’s Work

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

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Senate throws small businesses under the bus….again

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

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