E-verify is the answer

The bill to give driver cards to illegal aliens, SB 833, was touted as a safety measure. Despite the pious claims of proponents, these driver’s cards will not improve safety — quite the opposite. There is no way the DMV can accurately certify the identity of the thousands of illegal aliens who will apply.

Beside the illegal aliens now living here, others from the 45 states that don’t give driver licenses to illegal aliens will come to Oregon to take advantage of our weakened law. Identity theft and falsified documents are common, and hard to detect.

Some say the Oregon Legislature can’t do anything about illegal immigration in our state. On the contrary, there are numerous things that states can do to help the federal government stop illegal immigration.

The Legislature could pass a mandatory e-verify law, requiring Oregon employers to hire only citizens or legal residents. E-verify is accurate and ready for expansion. Claims that it isn’t come from those who profit from illegal labor either politically or financially and at the expense of citizens.

Elizabeth Van Staaveren

McMinnville