E-Verify extended for 3 years

A system that lets employers check whether newly hired workers are in the country legally has won a three-year extension from Congress. But the debate over the E-Verify program is far from over. In addition to renewing the controversial voluntary program, Congress voted Tuesday to approve $137 million for it over three years as part of a $43 billion spending bill for the Homeland Security Department. The bill now heads to the White House, where President Barack Obama is expected to sign it into law soon.

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