From NextGov.com: GAO says $1 billion needed to expand employee verification system

Bill to make E-Verify mandatory would require more staff at SSA and DHS, but would cost far less than policing U.S. borders, proponents argue.

Requiring employers to electronically check employees' eligibility to work in the United States would require more than $1 billion to expand and maintain a verification system over the next four years, according to the Government Accountability Office.

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