E-Verify: An Assessment of its Strengths and Weaknesses | Migration Policy Institute

This discussion focused on E-Verify, the federal government’s electronic employment verification system, and the release of an MPI report that assesses the program’s strengths and weaknesses. This discussion focused on E-Verify, the federal government’s electronic employment verification system, and the release of the report E-Verify: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Proposals for Reform . During this briefing, MPI Senior Fellow Doris Meissner moderated a discussion with Gerri Ratliff, head of the verification division at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, former Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner James W. Ziglar, and MPI Senior Fellow Marc Rosenblum regarding the status of E-Verify, whether the system is robust enough in the event mandatory verification is required, and improvements that have been made over time. Speakers: Doris Meissner, Senior Fellow and Director, U.S. Immigration Policy Program, MPI Gerri Ratliff, Deputy Associate Director, National Security and Records Verification Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Marc Rosenblum, Senior Policy Analyst, MPI James W. Ziglar, former Commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and MPI Senior Fellow  About the U.S. Immigration Policy Program The U.S. Immigration Policy Program provides analysis of U.S. immigration pathways, the impacts of enforcement and other policies, and the characteristics of immigrant populations.
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