Resources for local employers on U.S. immigration policies
With the help of local experts, the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce has compiled a list of resources and links regarding U.S. immigration policies for local employers. This is by no means a comprehensive list, and posting any of the resources on this list is not an endorsement of the views of any particular organization; the purpose of the list is to provide as much helpful and up-to-date information as possible. As new information becomes available, we will update this page with additional resources and links.
Local Employers - The Chamber urges all local employers to use the US Government's E-Verify program as part of your hiring process. E-Verify is a web-based system through which employers electronically confirm the employment eligibility of their employees.
In the E-Verify process, employers create cases based on information taken from an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. E-Verify then electronically compares that information to records available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). The employer usually receives a response within a few seconds either confirming the employee’s employment eligibility or indicating that the employee needs to take further action to complete the case.
E-Verify is administered by SSA and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS facilitates compliance with U.S. immigration law by providing E-Verify program support, user support, training and outreach, and developing innovative technological solutions in employment eligibility verification.
Visit the E-Verify data page for in-depth information on E-Verify, including performance and usage statistics, reports, system enhancements, and the participating employer search tool.
Resources on U.S. Immigration policies
- Immigrant and Employee Rights (https://www.justice.gov/crt/immigrant-and-employee-rights-section)
- Rights and Protections for Temporary Workers (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/temporary-workers.html)
- Wage and Hour Division Administered Immigration Programs (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/immigration)
- Information for Employers and Employees (https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/information-for-employers-and-employees)
- Immigration Advocates Network (https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/)
- Immigrant Defense Project (https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/)
- Know Your Rights (https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/know-your-rights-with-ice/)
- Immigration Raids (Tactics) (https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids/)
- Immigration Raids (Toolkit) (https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/)
- Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) (https://www.cliniclegal.org/)
- National Immigration Law Center (https://www.nilc.org/)
- Raid Mapping (https://www.nilc.org/resources/mapping-worksite-raids-under-the-trump-administration/). Presumably, this will start to get updated.
- Employer Resources (https://www.nilc.org/work/workers-rights/)
- Surveillance Resistance Lab (https://surveillanceresistancelab.org/)
- Make The Road (https://maketheroadny.org/)
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (https://www.aila.org/)
- Lawyer Referral (https://ailalawyer.com/)
- Prisoners Legal Services (Albany Office) (https://plsny.org/)
- Immigration Services – Albany (https://plsny.org/offices/albany-immigration-office/).
- National Immigration Law Project (https://www.nelp.org/)
- What To Do If Immigration Comes to your Workplace (https://www.nelp.org/insights-research/what-to-do-if-immigration-comes-to-your-workplace/)
- New York Lawyers for Public Interest - for Nonprofits (https://www.nylpi.org/)