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An everify system. >> controvervesial bill. and the aim to kill. and well have more on the story, casey. >> this is controversial. according to the pugh. and unemployment rate hovers at 9.1 percent. in effort to document that. the department of the homeland security launched a program known as everify. the computer system checks an employee socialnumber to make sure they are legally authorized

To work here. everify is only voluntarily in most states. only 250,000 companies currently participate. some lawmakers get their way. it would be mandatory for all businesses to help stimulate job growth. >> i think that everify may be the most popular way to create jobs in america. it is supported by 82 percent of the american people and the jobs now held by illegal workers should go to unemployed americans. >> not everyone sees it that way. the agriculture business is fighting the bill. and th...

He opposed the law and still stands in opposition to the law. they are both joining us from phoenix. >> this everify system is supposed to help employers from hiring undocumented workers. is the system working? >> well, the system, overall, is working, but there are a few holes in it. the major hole is in the area of identity theft. the system does a good job of determining if a social security number is valid, but there are still problems in terms of whether that social security number actually...