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President orders employee verification

In June, President Bush signed an executive order requiring contractors doing business with the federal government to use E-Verify, the Employment Eligibility Verification Program, to ensure employees are eligible to work in the United States. Arizona, with its border to Mexico and an estimated half-million illegal workers, has been at the forefront of immigration reform. The state’s E-Verify system – a Web-based program that electronically checks the employment eligibility of new hires – went into effect this year. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, part of the Department of Homeland Security, operates E-Verify in cooperation with the Social Security Administration.