E-Verify Push To Keep Illegals Out Of Texas Jobs Moving Slowly In Austin

As the Trump Administration continues carrying out their mass deportations of illegal aliens across the country, Texas is doing its part to try and stop further acts by illegals within the state. It starts with implementing E-Verify for employers when hiring someone, which would effectively nullify the hiring of illegal immigrants, and protect Texans seeking jobs.

But as is always the case in Austin, politicking and general sloth-like movement has any movement forward on the bill to implement E-Verify moving slowly. The bill has gained more support than it had last time around, but this session, things appear to be moving more slowly than usual.

Political commentator Luke Macias said on his podcast recently that illegal alien employment has destroyed the wage market in Texas, and passage would be a win for the average Texan.

"It would make it more possible for people to get a working-class job, with which you could buy a home," he says.

The idea is pretty simple. Keep illegal aliens out of Texas jobs and give those jobs to Texans who need them. But it also plays in line with President Trump's mass deportations.

Since the start of the deportations, the administration has encouraged illegals to deport themselves. That coming with the promise that doing so opens the door for potential at gaining legal citizenship down the road. But if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has to hunt you down, that is off the table. It has been the deal since the jump.

E-Verify melds together with that idea.

"The harder you make it for them to get a job that a Texan would otherwise have, the more likely they are to consider returning to their country," says Macias. "E-Verify is a very, very important policy, that Texans know needs to be addressed this session."

The bill did pass out of committee during the last legislative session, spearheaded by Georgetown State Senator Charles Schwertner. It moves a bit late, but it at least made it through the committee. This time though, things are moving even slower, with the State Affairs Committee having not even heard arguments about the bill.

Later movement, combined with how things are moving at a snail's pace this legislative session, this bill could be kicked down the road even further.

"This session, if it moves, it is moving even later...which makes it even harder to pass," Macias says.

Macias adds that if this bill does not get moving soon, then we might not see implementation of it until 2027.