🗂️Senate Bill 1151 mandates nationwide E-Verify under IRCA amendments
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Sen. Thom Tillis introduced the Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act (S.1151) in the 119th Congress, mandating E-Verify for all employers nationwide within one year of enactment. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem supports expanded verification requirements. Twenty-three states already mandate E-Verify for some employers, creating a patchwork system the federal legislation would standardize.
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Why This Matters
💰 Small-Biz Costs: Penalties up to $10k per violation
E-Verify mandates create compliance burdens that could bankrupt small businesses while larger corporations absorb the costs.
🔒 Privacy Concerns: Database errors could mis-flag citizens
Government verification systems produce false positives that wrongly deny employment to legal workers including naturalized citizens.
👷 Labor Market: May reshape hiring for agriculture & service sectors
Industries dependent on immigrant labor face worker shortages while compliance costs increase prices for consumers.
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The final rule gives existing employers how many months to enroll in E-Verify?
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Labor Policy
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CBO estimates first-year employer compliance costs at roughly:
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Economics
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System now uses which biometric for photo-matching?
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Technology
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Employers <25 workers can defer queries for seasonal hires up to:
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Small Business
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ACLU warns database error rates reach ___ % for naturalized citizens.
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Civil Rights
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Max civil fine per unauthorized hire rises to:
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Penalties
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Which farm-lobby group secured a 180-day waiver for H-2A growers?
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Agriculture
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USCIS upgraded capacity to handle how many daily transactions?
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IT
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Which state had already required E-Verify for all employers since 2012?
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States
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Congress last failed to pass a national mandate in which year?
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GAO urges DHS to conduct Privacy Impact Assessment every _____ months.
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Privacy
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FWD.us projects undocumented labor force could shrink by:
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API version _v10_ adds integration for what payroll platform?
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Technology
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Which tech coalition argues mandate will worsen STEM talent shortage?
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Moody's Analytics forecasts mandate will shave ____ bp off 2026 GDP growth.
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