Friday, June 5, 2009

Napolitano backs E-Verify -- Washington Technology

June 4, 2009

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said she is a big supporter of E-Verify, the Web-based system employers can use to check that newly hired employees are legally eligible to work.

The system lets employers compare information provided by new employees against records in the Social Security Administration’s database and the Homeland Security Department’s immigration databases. DHS runs the program in partnership with SSA...