Being an Employer in Arizona

Warren Meyer over at Coyote Blog comments on using E-Verify for the first time:

After some research, it is becoming clear to me that the federal government’s official position and the one that companies must agree to adopt when using e-verify is this: When using e-Verify, it is against the law to screen out anyone in the hiring process based on immigration status. Even if a company were to develop very strong evidence in the hiring process that a person is not a legal worker, that worker must still be hired (or at least not not-hired based on immigration status, if that makes sense). Then, and only then, after the person is on the payroll, may the company begin the process of checking to see if that person is legal. After weeks of various government steps, it may be required that the company fire that person, but apparently it could bring strong penalties to fire the person before the process has played out.

Is this nuts or what?

He is dealing with the federal government so it is almost expected. This is where the immigration issue is today because the federal government won’t pull its weight. Employers like Warren are now dealing with the federal government and all the B.S. that comes with it.

Meanwhile, the government can’t even build a fence, even a virtual one, in the same amount of time it took FDR to win World War II. One might wonder if they even want the border secured.