Sen. Jeff Sessions will replace Arlen Specter on judiciary committee

He’s a major proponent of E-Verify, the voluntary government program that allows employers to certify whether prospective workers are legally authorized to work in the United States. During the debate over the federal stimulus bill in February, Sessions led a failed bid to add amendments that would have forced federal contractors receiving stimulus funds to use the E-Verify program.

“Now we have the No. 1 champion for the American workers on immigration issues being the ranking member,” said Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA, an immigration-reduction advocacy group.http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-court-sessions5-2009may05,0,3065504.storyBy James Oliphant — Los Angeles Times