Since a PID credential is linked to each resident through two Fingerproofs and a Faceproof ─ physical characteristics specific to that resident ─ it allows employers to verify the applicant's identity with confidence and trust the identity of the holder. More important, utilizing PID for employment verification doesn't require millions of dollars to implement nor hundreds of employees to manage the infrastructure.
Utilizing PID for employment verification means states and businesses can:
- Streamline the employment verification process while lessening the reliance on Social Security cards or other identifiable documents that are easily forged, stolen or manipulated
- Detect identity fraud in real time as the applicant applies for a job
- Match applicants within a uniform system, not siloed databases that aren’t interoperable
- Lessen misuse by unscrupulous employers
- Decrease the number of TNC responses and confirm the holder's true identity in real time
ENHANCE E-VERIFY
Using PID as the primary identification credential accepted for an employee's I-9 Eligibility Form prevents identity fraud by applicants. It's a simple, yet powerful change to E-Verify that overcomes the weaknesses caused by relying on documents that are easily forged and stolen. No longer is it possible for 115 different individuals to fraudulently use the same Social Security number to gain employment.
PID brings identification and integrity to the existing E-Verify process because it utilizes Fingerproofs and a Faceproof. Employers presently using E-Verify can continue to use the system with the assurance that they are not submitting information given to them by applicants committing identity fraud. This way, employers are not caught in the middle of a fraud scheme by providing employment to ineligible individuals.
A PID credential is available to the state's contracting agencies and businesses to ensure that the individuals they hire are eligible to work. This saves time and money. Utilizing PID for employment verification eliminates the cost to expand E-Verify to accommodate the nation's 7.4 million employers.1
Source: Employment Verification: Repairing our Broken Immigration System. Immigration Policy Center of the American Immigration Council, November 12, 2009.
