Immigration Reform and Control Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act
gptkbp:category 1986 in American law
Immigration law
United States federal immigration and nationality legislation
gptkbp:citation gptkb:8_U.S.C._§_1101_et_seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1986
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Immigration Reform and Control Act
gptkbp:mainProvision legalization of certain undocumented immigrants
provisions for agricultural workers
increased border enforcement
sanctions for employers hiring undocumented workers
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Pub.L._99–603
gptkbp:purpose to control and deter illegal immigration to the United States
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:IRCA
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
1986-11-06
gptkbp:title An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise and reform the immigration laws, and for other purposes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:immigration_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5