Westat

Independent analyses of the E-Verify program by the Government Accountability Office and a Maryland research group known as Westat show that the overwhelming majority of those legally allowed to work in the country are quickly approved.

As lawmakers look at E-Verify, businesses fear expansion of immigration program Shankar Vedantam 2011

An evaluation of the program carried out for the government last year by research group Westat found that it might be failing to detect one out of two illegal workers, specifically those who obtained employment by borrowing or stealing someone else's identity.

Feds Target Illegal Hires Miriam Jordan 2011

According to Westat, nearly 1 percent of legal workers are originally given a TNC by E-Verify.

Alex Nowrasteh: E-Verify E-Viscerates Labor Market Alex Nowrasteh 2011

According to a major 2009 audit by research service Westat, 4.1 percent of E-Verify's initial responses to employment verification queries were inaccurate and the system even failed to catch 54 percent of unauthorized workers.

Alex Nowrasteh: E-Verify E-Viscerates Labor Market Alex Nowrasteh 2011

According to Westat, nearly 1 percent of legal workers are originally given a TNC by E-Verify.

Alex Nowrasteh: E-Verify E-Viscerates Labor Market Alex Nowrasteh 2011

The survey was prepared by the Maryland-based research firm Westat under a $4.5 million contract.

Gays In The Military Study: Most U.S. Troops, Families Say Gays OK The Huffington Post News Team 2010

The survey was prepared by the Maryland-based research firm Westat under a $4.5 million contract.

Gays In The Military Study: Most U.S. Troops, Families Say Gays OK The Huffington Post News Team 2010

To create the books, she, at her desk at Westat, a CDC contractor in Atlanta, and Rolo, at his drawing board in Wisconsin, transmit ideas back and forth, continually polishing their own and each other's work.

Stephanie Woodard: Wham! Pow! The CDC Goes to Comic-Con Stephanie Woodard 2010

The survey was prepared by the Maryland-based research firm Westat under a $4.5 million contract.

Gays In The Military Study: Most U.S. Troops, Families Say Gays OK The Huffington Post News Team 2010

According to a major 2009 audit by research service Westat, 4.1 percent of E-Verify's initial responses to employment verification queries were inaccurate and the system even failed to catch 54 percent of unauthorized workers.

Alex Nowrasteh: E-Verify E-Viscerates Labor Market Alex Nowrasteh 2011