New Senate bill aims to ensure all US jobs go to legal workers
EXCLUSIVE — A Senate Republican has taken action to bar U.S. companies permanently from hiring workers who are not authorized to live or work in the United States, taking the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown one step further.
TL;DR
- Senator Katie Britt is proposing the Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026.
- The bill would require all U.S. employers, regardless of size, to use E-Verify to check the work authorization of new hires.
- E-Verify is an existing system that checks job applicants' documents against federal records.
- The legislation aims to eliminate a "magnet for illegal immigration" by preventing unauthorized workers from obtaining jobs.
- It also seeks to increase wages for legal workers by reducing competition from those willing to work for less than minimum wage.
- The bill includes provisions for enhanced civil and criminal penalties for employers who hire undocumented immigrants.
- Several Republican senators have co-sponsored the bill, and it is backed by immigration restrictionist organizations.