Immigration Reform: Verifying the Status of Aliens Applying for Federal Benefits

摘要

The report discusses pilot projects in six states verifying with the Immigration and Naturalization Service the immigration status of alien applicants for federal entitlement programs. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires the Service to establish a nationwide system for alien verification by October 1987. Federal, state, and local program administrators must use the system no later than October 1988, unless the requirement is waived by the responsible federal program secretary.