Alabama and other states that have passed harsh anti-immigration laws want a fast, simple way to determine whether someone is lawfully or unlawfully present in the United States. These states are planning to lean heavily on the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to verify an individual's status.
However, there is no magic database or system that gives the simple, speedy determination of unlawful presence that states crave. The SAVE program, operated by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), does not and was never designed to meet these needs.
This fact sheet explains the purposes of the SAVE program, its limitations, and its inability to meet the demands placed upon it by state legislators seeking an easy answer to the lawful presence question.
To view the fact sheet in its entirety see:
- Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program: A Fact Sheet (IPC Fact Sheet, December 2011)
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