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The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA or the Simpson–Mazzoli Act) was passed by the 99th United States Congress and signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on November 6, 1986. The Immigration Reform and Control Act legalized most illegal immigrants who had arrived in the country prior to January 1, 1984.
The most recent major immigration reform enacted in the United States, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, made it illegal to hire or recruit illegal immigrants, while also legalizing some 2.7 million undocumented residents who entered the United States before 1982. The law did not provide a legal way for the great number of low ...
In 2005, Senators John McCain and Ted Kennedy revived the discussion of comprehensive immigration reform with the proposal of the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act, incorporating legalization, guest worker programs, and enhanced border security. The bill was never voted on in the Senate, but portions are incorporated in later Senate ...
During the late 1980s, CHIRLA's activities focused on three major areas: education, political advocacy, and community organization.At this time, majority of their advocacy work was centered around helping undocumented immigrants fill out their applications that would grant them a form of legal status through the amnesty provision of the Immigration Reform and Control Act. [1]
Congress' failure to pass any meaningful immigration reform stretched to more than two decades in the last session, which ended last month. ... and the Senate passed the Comprehensive Reform Act ...
The major difference between H.R. 4437 and S. 2611 was the proposed legalization for illegal immigrants in S. 2611. The Senate legislation allowed illegal immigrants who have been in the country for more than five years, estimated to be 7 million in number, to apply for citizenship by paying fines and back taxes.
History; Colonial nationality law; Naturalization Act of 1790; Civil Rights Act of 1866; United States v. Wong Kim Ark; Indian Citizenship Act; Nationality Act of 1940; Relevant legislation; Citizenship Clause; Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 / 1965; Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; Immigration Act of 1990; Child Citizenship ...
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