E-Verify is an online system that’s supposed to prevent illegal aliens from getting hired. Even though it’s voluntary for employers, it has shown itself to be quite effective. But recent high-profile failures, including the hiring of an illegal alien as a police officer in Maine, have raised questions about the system.

The problem turns out to be not E-Verify but identity theft. And Congress can fix it.

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