The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, Public Law 99-603, amended the Social Security Act by adding to Section 1137 - "Income and Eligibility Verification System". Section 1137 provisions require states to verify, through the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the legal status of all aliens applying for benefits under certain federally assisted and federally funded programs, including Unemployment Compensation. To facilitate the required verification, INS developed the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement (SAVE) system. SAVE consists of automated and manual procedures by which states obtain information about an alien's immigration status that will allow them to determine the alien's eligibility for unemployment compensation.
