UNITED STATES: BUSH ADMINISTRATION ORDERS GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS TO USE ELECTRONIC VERIFICATION SYSTEM

The Bush Administration has bypassed opponents in Congress and issued an order that would required a sizable portion of the nation's employers to use a controversial new electronic employment verification system to determine whether workers are legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security must first issue a regulation before this takes effect, something they are likely to rush out given the short period of time left in the Administration and the possibility that the next President will not support the plan.