The Virginia Senate Courts of Justice Committee – where all good immigration enforcement legislation went to die last year – has referred SB90 to its Special Subcommittee on Immigration.

The subcommittee meets tomorrow – Wednesday, Jan 29 – at 3:30 pm. Click here for a list of members.

Introduced by Democratic Senator Chuck Colgan of Manassas, SB90

Requires employers to participate in an electronic employment verification system or any equivalent federal work authorization program. The measure prohibits an employer from allowing an individual to start work unless the employer has conducted the identity verification process through the electronic employment verification system and has obtained a response that affirmatively verifies that the individual is legally eligible for employment in the United States.

Similar legislation in Oklahoma and Arizona resulted in illegal aliens leaving the states in droves when businesses were forced to obey the law and operate on a level playing field.