U.S. Sues Illinois Over State Law Banning Use of Error-Filled System
The Bush administration sued the State of Illinois yesterday, hoping to block a new state law that bars employers from using a federal employment eligibility verification system. Under the Illinois statute, the ban would remain until Washington certifies that the databases used to verify workers� eligibility are 99 percent accurate.
U.S. Sues Illinois to Let Employers Use Immigrant Databases, New York Times, September 25, 2007.
