Giving Compass' Take:

· According to Massoud Hayoun, the Trump administration's latest approach to immigration involved the US Social Security Administration and a new way for flagging undocumented workers for employers. 

· Is this a just and effective approach? How could this program be improved? 

· Learn how immigrants affect the US economy. 

The Social Security Administration is planning to pore through wage and tax statements and notify employers when employee names and Social Security numbers are not identified in their records in what appears to be the Trump administration's latest push to target undocumented Americans in the workplace.

The SSA announced in a recent post on its website that, in the spring of 2019, it would begin to send Employer Correction Request Notices to employers of people whose names and Social Security numbers do not match those in its system.

"There are a number of reasons why reported names and SSNs may not agree with our records," the announcement said. "We encourage employers and third party submitters to register for Business Services Online to ensure the accuracy of wage reporting."

The SSA did not respond to questions from Pacific Standard regarding the purpose of the letters and whether the information yielded from responses would be shared with immigration authorities. In a singular indication of the notifications' purpose, the SSA announcement says that the agency "is committed to maintaining the accuracy of earnings records used to determine benefit amounts to ensure customers get the benefits they have earned."

Read the full article about flagging undocumented workers by Massoud Hayoun at Pacific Standard.