From November 2108.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com...-20181126-story.html


"Scott’s executive order was one big con — which is why, despite Scott sending out a press release that proclaimed “Governor Rick Scott Fulfills First Campaign Promises,” Politifact rated his E-Verify vow as an obvious “promise broken.”

I asked DeSantis’ transition team if the governor-elect could share his specific plans for enacting his E-Verify promise. No one responded.

But maybe he’s actively working up a plan. I have no reason to believe he won’t keep his word … other than the fact that his predecessor didn’t.


Hopefully, DeSantis will be the first Florida leader to do more than yap — and to realize how hypocritical politicians look when they scream about “sanctuary cities” while coddling sanctuary employers. "


http://www.flanewsonline.com/e...iled-in-state-house/

A centerpiece of Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis’ campaign has surfaced in the Florida House. State Representative Thad Altman, Republican from Indialantic, filed House bill 89, which requires private companies, public employers and state contractors to use the electronic citizenship verification syste, E-Verify.

“Citizens and residents who abide by the law are having the opportunity to work taken away from them,” said Representative Altman. “Hiring illegal immigrants gives some businesses a clear advantage with cheap labor, but a lot of businesses want to do this right. This is a real problem, and we have to fix it.”

E-Verify is a database created by the federal government that cross references names with the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security to verify residency. "

The verification for a job was part of the 1986 Immigration Reform Act.

The requirements were weak and had many loopholes
The documents were required only to be "reasonably appears on its face to be genuine." In fact, some employers were penalized if they checked the documents too closely. It was easy for employers to avoid sanctions. Another ploy was to use contractors and sub contractors. This gave plausible deniability. Then there’s the consequences to the employer. The IRS “rarely investigates employers—even those with a high number of suspect W-2s—both as a matter of limited resources and because of the relative ease with which the employer can show it did its due diligence as required by the law...Further, since the penalty is only a $50 fine for each mismatch, it generally is not worth the government’s time to pursue it. Even ....mismatch, under immigration law it is not considered proof that a worker is undocumented, so all the employer can do is ask the employee to correct their information. He cannot fire the person as it rises a discrimination complaint.

Then there are taxes. Half the illegals pay nothing. Others used fake social security numbers. While it makes sense employers would be punished if this came out, it’s not happening.
“The IRS does have enforcement power, but it rarely investigates employers—even those with a high number of suspect W-2s—both as a matter of limited resources and because of the relative ease with which the employer can show it did its due diligence as required by the law to ask the employee for a corrected number. Further, since the penalty is only a $50 fine for each mismatch, it generally is not worth the government’s time to pursue it”


https://www.washingtonpost.com...n-why-didnt-it-work/
https://www.migrationpolicy.or...yBrief_No3_Aug05.pdf
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/b...-taxes-an-explainer/