The best way to prevent the system from mistakenly declaring a worker ineligible, Roney and others say, is through biometrics, such as fingerprints and photographs, or a national ID system, neither of which is politically popular.
“You really do need an E-Verify program, and you need it to be mandatory, and everyone has to use it,” said Pia Orrenius, a senior economist and policy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and co-author of the book “Beside the Golden Door: U.S. Immigration Reform in a New Era of Globalization.”
“But it has to be biometric. That’s quite controversial, but only with a biometric system can you cut down on a large and rapidly growing market for document fraud.”
Roney said that, while it’s not common, authorized workers are occasionally denied an E-Verify confirmation for reasons that include employer error or outdated information.
This article neatly summarizes the issues around U.S. immigration enforcement i
ID fraud is a real problem.
Biometrics work.
A comprehensive system can't be optional.
Politics matters.
After all, ID management is about people.
Read the whole thing, the anecdote at the end illustrates the scope of the challenge.
