Providence Business News

PROVIDENCE – An executive order signed today by Gov. Donald L. Carcieri directs the R.I. State Police, Department of Corrections and Parole Board to work more closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to combat illegal immigration.

And among other provisions, the order requires all state vendors and contractors to verify the legal status of employees, using the federal E-Verify program; the R.I. Department of Administration is required, and other state agencies encouraged, to use E-Verify as well. It also calls on the state to inform people who are victims of identity theft.

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