“Employers who fail to verify their new workers under the new law could be fined, while those who knowingly hire illegal new workers could be shut down…The high compliance rate shows how well the federal online database E-verify is working and the need for Congress to continue the system, said state Sen. Larry Martin of Pickens, who helped lead the push for immigration reform.”

Associated Press

16 South Carolina businesses cited under immigration law

Greenville — Just 16 of the 600 businesses checked since July have been cited under South Carolina’s new immigration law, touted by state lawmakers as one of the toughest in the nation. — The Greenville News reported Monday that Jim Knight, spokesman for the state Department of Labor…

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