It seems there's been a reluctance to do that even by the Trump administration because there are a lot of employers who, let's face it, like employing cheap labor through illegal immigrants. Yes. So I, you know, you know, I supported E VERIFY legislation when I was in the Senate. It's been an issue. I actually campaigned on it when I ran for the Senate. It's funny, I've never talked to the president about E VERIFY specifically, but it would require an act of Congress. (18:41–18:46)
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