No it isn't. There is already a database where employers can voluntarily check documents against names/ssns/etc.
Funny how the "voluntary" part means it never gets used by employers.
Information doesn't match, the person is given a chance to prove who they say they are. If they can't, it is illegal to hire them. Provide the employer with a confirmation number only IF the information matches.
Employers who don't want to play ball do the perp walk.
It's funny how many people are so intent on saying it can't be done. The US wouldn't be a country with that attitude. Maybe they should all move to France?
Or could it be there is an, ahem "personal interest" in keeping the pipeline open by the defeatists?
Employers who don't want to play ball give $100 to computer hacker, wait fifteen minutes, and the prospective employee magically has a valid social security number.
Not to mention the possibility of a vengeful employer firing an employee, then paying that same hacker to make sure the fired employee's social security number never matches up with his name ever again--the guy can no longer legally work in his own country.
Do you really want to stake your freedom, your phyiscal safety, and your financial security on how well a massive computer database that is accessible to everyone in this country (hell, probably in the world) can be kept secure?