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The '''Basic Pilot''' program is a section of the 1996 [[Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act]] which proposes a requirement that employers send work information of newly hired employees to the [[Social Security Administration]] and the [[Immigration and Naturalization Service]], via an internet database, in order to receive hiring authorization. The main purpose of the Basic Pilot is to reduce the amount of illegal hirings by companies.<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060705-6.html</ref> In 1997, Basic Pilot was implemented in [[California]], [[Florida]], [[Illinois]], [[Texas]] and [[New York]].
The '''Basic Pilot''' program is a section of the 1996 [[Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act]] which proposes a requirement that employers send work information of newly hired employees to the [[Social Security Administration]] and the [[Immigration and Naturalization Service]], via an internet database, in order to receive hiring authorization. The main purpose of the Basic Pilot is to reduce the amount of illegal hirings by companies.<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060705-6.html</ref> In 1997, Basic Pilot was implemented in [[California]], [[Florida]], [[Illinois]], [[Texas]] and [[New York]].
The program has been proposed to be implemented on a nation level, but has been criticized by both [[Republicans]] and [[Democrats]]. A study by the [[Government Accountability Office]] found in a report that the Basic Pilot program had significant shortcomings.<ref>James J. Carafano, Ph.D., the [[Heritage Foundation]], [https://www.heritage.org/Research/Immigration/tst072406a.cfm#_ftn12 Workplace Enforcement to Combat Illegal Migration: Sensible Strategy and Practical Options]</ref>
The program has been proposed to be implemented on a nation level, but has been criticized by both [[Republicans]] and [[Democrats]]. A study by the [[Government Accountability Office]] found in a report that the Basic Pilot program had significant shortcomings.<ref>James J. Carafano, Ph.D., the [[Heritage Foundation]], [https://www.heritage.org/Research/Immigration/tst072406a.cfm#_ftn12 Workplace Enforcement to Combat Illegal Migration: Sensible Strategy and Practical Options]</ref>