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Study: E-Verify doesn’t work, could put Americans out of jobs

By Jason Russell

Published July 7, 2015 1:00pm ET

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Study: E-Verify doesn’t work, could put Americans out of jobs — In this file photo taken April 27, 2009, Latino workers till an asparagus field near Toppenish, Wash., on the Yakama Indian Reservation. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) | Elaine Thompson

New analysis from the libertarian Cato Institute predicts disastrous consequences if E-Verify, an immigration enforcement program, is mandated for employers nationwide.

E-Verify nationwide could lead to more identity theft, make legal American workers unemployed and prompt the introduction of a nationwide identity card, according to the study.

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