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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 undocumented 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 ...
2005 — Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., drafted the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act, better known as the McCain-Kennedy bill. It would have provided six-year ...
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 ...
Immigration to the United States from Japan ended in 1907 following an informal agreement between the two countries, and immigration restrictions on East Asian countries were expanded through the Immigration Act of 1917 and the Immigration Act of 1924. Immigration from China would not be restored until the Magnuson Act was passed in 1943.
The AGs also support Trump’s plan to close the border, finish building the border wall, end the abuse of immigration parole and “issue an urgently needed executive order to stop federal ...
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 ...
(The Center Square) — Immigration advocates worry that the incoming Trump administration's threats of federal deportation may trigger a cascade of unintended consequences in Pennsylvania. And ...