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On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
E-Verify is an important tool. But I have also said, and the witnesses appearing before us have agreed, that E-Verify cannot be made mandatory for all employers without comprehensive reforms to our Nation's broken immigration system.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers emphasizes the need for immigration reform before mandating E-Verify for all employers.

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