Overview of the IRCA
What was the primary goal of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986?
What is to control and reduce illegal immigration to the United States?
What was granted to undocumented immigrants who had been residing in the U.S. since before January 1, 1982, under the IRCA?
What is legal status or amnesty?
What requirement did the IRCA impose on employers to prevent hiring illegal immigrants?
What is verifying the employment eligibility of all new hires?
Which political party was generally in favor of the IRCA’s combination of amnesty and enforcement measures?
What is the Republican Party?
Which U.S. President signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act into law?
Who is Ronald Reagan?
How long did the IRCA provide for the legalization process for undocumented immigrants who met the eligibility criteria?
What is 18 months?
What document did the IRCA require employers to have workers complete to prove their eligibility to work?
What is the I-9 form?
Which major political issue did the IRCA influence in the 1986 midterm elections?
What is immigration policy?
In what year was the Immigration Reform and Control Act signed into law?
What is 1986?
How many undocumented immigrants are estimated to have received legal status through the amnesty provision of the IRCA?
What is 2.7 million?
What was the penalty for employers found guilty of knowingly hiring undocumented immigrants under the IRCA?
What is a fine or criminal prosecution?
What controversy arose in response to the IRCA’s employer sanctions and amnesty provisions?
What is the debate over whether the act actually reduced illegal immigration?