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0 pointsmcculley2y ago0 comments

I am an employer who is required to use E-Verify. Very few employers use E-Verify. There is no verification of the social security number done for an I-9 form if the employer is not using E-Verify.

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cj2y ago· 3 in thread

I-9 technically requires employers to inspect the original document (passport, or drivers license + social security card, or birth certificate + photo ID, etc). Photocopies not allowed.

Inspecting the original document should be a high enough bar for verification (assuming the employer isn’t knowingly trying to subvert the system). E-verify exists to provide an alternative to inspecting the physical document.

But in reality I’m guessing most small employers take shortcuts and don’t inspect the documents as they should or don’t keep records of I-9 at all (the form is very rarely needed for anything)

mcculleyOP2y ago

How would an employer verify the authenticity of a social security card? It simply not done in almost all cases.

cj2y ago

The SS card needs to be combined with a 2nd form of photo ID (or voter registration card, which I’ve always found odd since that sounds really easy to forge)

But yes, someone could forge a SS card and a photo ID. It would be up to the employer to decide whether anything looks suspicious.

Definitely not foolproof.

mcculleyOP2y ago

Yes, and the second form of identification need say nothing about legal eligibility to work.

It would be a huge burden to ask the employer to verify these documents.

I have worked in and with several businesses that knowingly turn a blind eye to the fake documents they photocopy/scan and file. The system is working as designed, propping up the businesses profiting from illegal labor.

Those who claim to be upset about illegal immigration don't want E-Verify mandates. They want a permanent underpaid underclass.

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