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The Basic Pilot Employment Verification program began in 1996 to allow employers in certain pilot states (California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Texas, and later Nebraska) to verify the worker status of ALL new employees.  This allows employers to hire legal immigrants with confidence and reduces the number of jobs available to illegal immigrants.  The Basic Pilot program is now available to all employers nation-wide. 

 

The Basic Pilot Program works by requiring employers to enter all new employee’s I-9 form information (i.e. name and Social Security Number) into the Basic Pilot software and the information is then checked against Social Security Administration’s (SSA) and the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) databases.  If the information is correct, the employer has immediate confirmation.  If the information is not correct, the employer receives a tentative non-confirmation.  It is then the employee’s responsibility to straighten out their records with SSA and DHS.

 

I have spear-headed the creation, use, and expansion of the program.

 

H.R. 2359, the Basic Pilot Program Extension Act
Memo to Members of Congress on H.R. 2359
Employer Information or call 888-464-4218.
2002 Independent Report on the program
2004 DHS Report on program progress