By Greg Hazley
The federal agency in charge of legal U.S. immigration, which announced a push to lure immigrant entrepreneurs to the U.S. last week, kicked off today a search for a PR firm to expand its outreach efforts, including support of its e-Verify system.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, part of the Dept. of Homeland Security, has opened an RFP process through mid-September for outreach to increase employer participation and educate workers and the public about the e-Verify program, which has faced some criticism, especially in the agriculture sector.
The outreach is also expected to cover the SAVE program, which verifies immigration status for those seeking benefits like social security.
UCIS’ Verification Division runs the e-Verify and SAVE programs and is conducting the PR search.
A one-year contract with two options is expected. The RFP can be downloaded at this link from the government’s procurement portal.
UCIS on Aug. 3. announced a series of initiatives, including policy, operational and outreach efforts, to spur job creation by attracting foreign entrepreneurial talent, an effort strongly supported by Silicon Valley.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a sister agency that handles criminal illegal aliens, called off an RFP process early this year after determining that in-house resources could handle its outreach plans.
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