As Congress considers legislation to reform our immigration system, three items should be included so that all workers’ interests are protected. (11/7/09)
Employment Policy Director, National Immigration Law Center, Before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, Hearing on Employment Eligibility Verification Systems, June 7, 2007. (PDF)
Proposals requiring legalized workers to forfeit Social Security credit for their prior work and tax contributions would impoverish future citizens, burden state and local governments, frustrate efforts to correct Social Security records, and undermine immigration reform. (5/10/07)
based on DMI's report, "Principles for an Immigration Policy to Strengthen and Expand the American Middle Class: 2007 Edition" (link posted 4/17/07)
NILC Employment Policy Director, to the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law (PDF) (4/26/07)
to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, Field Hearing on "Immigration: Enforcing Employee Work Eligibility Laws and Implementing a Stronger Employment Verification System," Monday, July 31, 2006. (PDF) (Posted 8/16/06)
