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ToxMarz

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2. E-verify became just cover for employers to not have to worry

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 05:24 PM

Aug 27

about violating the law. But business leaders (and the economy) still needed cheap undocumented workers, so it was never made to be super effective. Money talks, and that would have hit bottom lines.

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E-Verify was supposed to make it easy for companies to follow immigration law. Now even the feds say it can't be trusted [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 27 OP

trump is an idiot radical noodle Aug 27 #1

E-verify became just cover for employers to not have to worry ToxMarz Aug 27 #2

I am sick of this meme- it is bizarre Tumbulu Aug 27 #3

Because the employer is paying the worker and the taxes legally required ToxMarz Aug 27 #4

It is misinformation repeated relentlessly. Farm labor is highly skilled Tumbulu Aug 28 #6

"You should refuse to trust any system that relies on our work." - E-verify Xipe Totec Aug 27 #5