Pete Sessions: “to follow up on my earlier remarks about E-Verify, I would note it is ironic that it appears the final version of this…”

“to follow up on my earlier remarks about E-Verify, I would note it is ironic that it appears the final version of this legislation will result in a huge expansion of Government, but it also could result in termination of a key program, and that is the E-Verify Program. It has been proven to be successful. People like it-- on a bipartisan basis they like it--and it will terminate this spring if we don't do something about it. According to both Robert Rector at the Heritage Foundation, and Steven Camarota from the Center for Immigration Studies--Mr. Rector was the architect of welfare reform and one of the best minds in the country on these issues--this legislation we are talking about passing today or tomorrow could result in several hundred thousand jobs being given to illegal immigrants--several hundred thousand. The version of the stimulus bill that passed the Senate contained $104 billion in construction spending, including highways, schools, and public housing. Only about $30 billion is for highways--a little over 3 percent of the bill's value, just for perspective--but it would total about $104 billion for infrastructure and construction. Government estimates suggest this spending could create about 2 million new construction jobs.…”