Heath Shuler: “At a time when big businesses are slashing their workforce, we need to invest in businesses that are creating jobs, not…”

For thousands of small farms across the country, fresh fruits, nuts and vegetables are the primary source of income.

Expanding E-Verify without more would also cost the government significant tax revenues.

In 2008, the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation concluded that mandatory E-Verify in Rep. Heath Shuler's SAVE Act would decrease federal revenues by $17.3 billion over a 10-year period.

I believe firmly that E-Verify must play an important role in helping to fix our immigration system.