I was recently on Newsradio 850 KOA talking to former Congressman Tom Tancredo about welfare subsidies to illegal immigration. The problem seems to be dismally ignored by Washington, but Mr. Tancredo offered a simple solution for hindering the efforts of illegal aliens to undermine our democracy: push state legislators to mandate usage of e-verify.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with e-verify (as I wasn’t) it is a system that allows for employers to submit their applicants’ information to other government agencies to verify citizenship. Originally it was called “Basic Pilot” and it stems from the Immigration Reform and Control Act which was passed in 1986. Once  the information has been submitted to through the government website, the comparison is made against Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security databases.

The problem is that e-verify isn’t mandated in every state.

Sure, some states have mandated it, yet many haven’t.  With enough pressure we can get our state legislators – in any state where this isn’t on the books – to introduce and pass e-verify mandates.

You may be thinking that this is government overreaching. I would pose the question: since when has illegal immigration, a national security issue, not been an issue specifically concerned with the government from at all levels?  There is nothing sinister or Orwellian about mandating citizenship for employment. Illegal immigrants have depressed our wages and have shown the utmost disrespect for the laws of our republic. It’s time we fight back.