The latest numbers show that so far this year, one in four new hires nationwide is being screened through E-Verify — the database check that checks for work-authorization and fingers illegal aliens — up from one in eight last year. That’s not just because there are fewer hires, though of course there are; it’s also because of a big jump in the number of users. And the proportion of hires screened through E-Verify will increase further when federal contractors start having to use the system in September. E-Verify is fast becoming a fait accompli — and fear of that may be why California Democrats are busy trying to pass a bill barring any jurisdiction in the state from requiring employers to use E-Verify (as Arizona has required them to do). The bill, AB 1288, has passed the lower house and is awaiting a vote on the Senate floor. It’s not like the Golden State’s lawmakers have anything better to do.