May 29, 2008 8:48AM 

# The E‑Verify Debate as it Stands in Kansas 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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[Here’s a good article](http://www.kansas.com/news/nation_world/story/417213.html) in the *Wichita Eagle* on the debate over E‑Verify, with particular reference to the state of Kansas, where the legislature recently considered requiring employers to use this system for a federal background check on all new hires.

My paper, “Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification: Franz Kafka’s Solution to Illegal Immigration,” is [here](https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=9256).

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