For many, the pursuit of happiness is also the pursuit of prosperity. Part of the America

n dream is the ability to provide【M1】______ your family, have a job that pays the bills, and puts a roof over your head. The last few years of economical uncertainty have【M2】______ made this dream harder to attain for millions of U.S. citizens and legal immigrants. Twenty-four million Americans are employed or【M3】______ underemployed. Meanwhile, there are 7 million illegal workers with jobs in the U.S. We could open up millions of jobs for citizens and legal immigrants even if we simply enforced worksite【M4】______ immigration laws. E-Verify is a program that helps preserve rare jobs for U.S.【M5】______ citizens and legal immigrants. It allows employers to check what【M6】______ prospective employees are legally authorized to work in the U.S. The program is free, quick, and easy to use—persons eligible to work immediately confirmed 99.5 percent of the time. More than【M7】______ 270,000 employers across the U.S. voluntarily use E-Verify, and the average of 1,300 new businesses sign up each week. Ive【M8】______ introduced the Legal Workforce Act to require all U.S. employers to use E-Verify. This bill is one of the most significant steps we can make to preserve the pursuit of happiness for millions of U.S.【M9】______ citizens and legal immigrants while curbing incentives for future illegal immigrants. The U.S. has been and will continue to be a nation of immigrants. And we are also a nation of laws. And we must【M10】______ enforce our laws to protect and preserve the rights and freedoms that make America so great.

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