1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
family reunification
employment-based immigration |
| gptkbp:aims_to |
reduce illegal immigration
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Immigration_Act_of_1990
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
debate over amnesty
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| gptkbp:created |
gptkb:Special_Agricultural_Worker_(SAW)_program
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
November 6, 1986
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:established |
penalties for employers hiring undocumented workers
I-9 employment verification form |
| gptkbp:has_goal |
reducing backlog of immigration applications
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
Congressional hearings
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act
|
| gptkbp:impact |
gptkb:government_agency
|
| gptkbp:includes |
provisions for refugees
provisions for asylum seekers |
| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
employer sanctions
temporary agricultural worker program |
| gptkbp:influenced |
public opinion on immigration
future immigration legislation state immigration laws |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:civil_rights_movements
economic conditions political climate |
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
legal scholars
policy think tanks |
| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
legal challenges in courts
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
inadequate enforcement
complexity of application process not addressing root causes of immigration failure to secure borders |
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
gptkb:television_channel
gptkb:military_conflict |
| gptkbp:is_evaluated_by |
academic studies
government reports |
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Labor |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
some business groups
labor rights advocates some conservative groups some civil rights organizations |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Reagan administration policies
U. S. immigration history. broader immigration policy debates |
| gptkbp:is_subject_to |
subsequent amendments
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:labor_unions
gptkb:High_School immigrant advocacy groups bipartisan coalitions |
| gptkbp:led_to |
subsequent immigration reforms
increased political activism among immigrants |
| gptkbp:provides |
legalization of certain undocumented immigrants
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
border security
illegal immigration work authorization |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
increased immigration enforcement
increased scrutiny of employers creation of new immigration categories |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Sir_Ronald_Reagan
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Simpson-Mazzoli_Act
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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