DHS ATTACKS NATION'S HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS

Stewart Baker, DHS' Assistant Secretary for policy, is pretty harsh in how he describes the motives of SHRM - the Society for Human Resource Management which has opposed E-Verify. Maybe the fact that so many groups are criticizing E-Verify's reliability means there is a real problem, Mr. Baker. The shrill tone of this blog post makes it sound like the criticism is starting to hit home.

Comments

[Susan]

We all know that mandatory checking of every employee would effectively end much of illegal immigration. This is exactly why businesses are fighting E-verify implmentation. I'll bet none of those complaining have actually tried it. They don't want something that works. Totally predictable!

[Grace]

Mr. Baker's tone in the SHRM posting is consistent with his approach in all his postings in the DHS leadership journal. Rather than discussing criticisms of DHS in a rational manner, he demonizes his opponents and sets up straw man arguments to support whatever action DHS wants to do. He also spends a lot of time attacking the NY Times and other news agencies who run articles critical of DHS.

In my opinion, he's just a bully and a blowhard. I hope that he will be swiftly shown the door when we get a new administration in January. If the door hits him on the way out, so much the better.