FACT SHEET:
E-Verify
99.5% Accurate
Accuracy: (99.5%)
According to an independent consultant, the E-Verify System is better than 99.5% accurate[1]
Speed of Processing: [2] (94.2% are verified within 24 hours)
Verification within 24hrs 01.2
Total Verification one day< 94.2%
Verification two days < .45
Total verification within two days 94.65%
Verification > two days 00.05[3]
Total Verified Eligibly 94.7%
Total Initial Flagged as Mismatch 5.8%
Subsequently given eligible status 0.50
Total permanent Non –Confirmed 5.3%[4]
Cost to employers: [5]
Average cost to set-up $125, 85% spend $100 or less
Average annual operation cost is $728
75% of employers spending $100 or less annually
November
“Informed Voters, Informing Voters”
© R. D. Fry 2008
[1] : Debunking the “E-Verify error rate”, Stewart Baker, Leadership Journal , Department of Homeland Security, (May 16,2008): Also See, : Findings Of The Web Basic Pilot Evaluation; West ( September 2007) ( As submitted to the U.U. Department of Homeland Security
[2] If It’s Fixed, Don’t Break It: Moving Forward with E-Verify, Janice L. Kephart, Center for Immigration Studies (September 2008)
[3] This represents 5 out of 1000 submittals
[4] These are persons who are not eligible to work in the
[5] Arizona Contractors Association, Inc et.al. vs., Candelaria: Case 2:07-CV-02496-NVW (
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