WRONG !!...verifying SS#'s can be done on an 800 number *IF* the employers choose to.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1037329/posts
(snip from 2003)
"President Bush signs workplace verification bill to prevent hiring of illegal Aliens S. 1685, the Basic Pilot Extension Act of 2003, was signed by President Bush on December 3, 2003. It will extend for five years the workplace employment eligibility authorization pilot programs created in 1996. It will also expand the pilot programs from the original five states to all 50 states. Thus, all employers in the United States will have the option of participating, although the program would remain voluntary. This program is an important component of preventing illegal aliens from taking jobs from those who have the legal right to work in this country.
I agree that an employer can use the program. If the SSN does not match, the employer cannot take any meaningful action.