Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Major Attempt to alter US Immigration System / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Acronyms (colloquial) | IRCA |
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Nicknames | Simpson–Mazzoli Act/Reagan Amnesty |
Enacted by | the 99th United States Congress |
Effective | Signed into law by Ronald Reagan on November 6, 1986 |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 99–603 |
Statutes at Large | 100 Stat. 3445 |
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The Immigration Reform and Control Act altered U.S. immigration law by making it illegal to knowingly hire illegal immigrants, and establishing financial and other penalties for companies that employed illegal immigrants. The act also legalized most illegal immigrants who had arrived in the country prior to January 1, 1984.