The debate about E-Verify rages on. And some high profile players have harsh things to say.

Last week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued a 26-page report in response to an executive order requiring all federal contractors to use E-Verify. The Chamber’s opinion: The rule is “misguided, premature and unwarranted.”

The main beef is that Congress expressly approved E-Verify as a voluntary program to be used on new hires only — but the president’s order requires companies to also verify current employees assigned to federal contracts.

Also, the Chamber says, the program is “rife with errors and inaccuracies.” An estimated 0.1% of native-born citizens and 10% of naturalized citizens have incorrect data stored in the Department of Homeland Security or Social Security Administration’s databases — those citizens would likely not be named eligible to work by E-Verify.

You can read the Chamber’s comments here.

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