ABClatino Magazine Year 9 Issue 12 | Page 17

Mindy Piatoff 

mpiatoff@me.com 

Lourdes Brown

Indivisible 845,

the Immigration Committee

The last time that the United States seriously addressed the issue of immigration was in 1986 under the presidency of republican Ronald Reagan.

Congress enacted the Immigration Reform and Control Act (also known as the Simpson-Mazzoli Act or the Reagan Amnesty) and President Ronald Reagan signed it into law in November 1986.

 

This act introduced civil and criminal penalties to employers who knowingly hired undocumented immigrants or individuals unauthorized to work in the U.S. However, the act also offered legalization, which led to lawful permanent residence (LPR) and prospective naturalization to undocumented migrants, who entered the country prior to 1982. Farm workers who could validate at least ninety days of employment also qualified for lawful permanent residency.

 

An estimated 3 million individuals—mostly of Hispanic descent—gained legal status through IRCA, securing economic and social opportunities as legal residents of the United States and gaining protection from deportation. In an effort to halt unlawful crossings and unauthorized workers, the IRCA also approved increased border security resources, including higher budgets for the Border Patrol and the Department of Labor.

LATINOS DO NOT KNOW HOW POWERFUL THEY ARE

Por / By Robert Fuchs, Esq.

Immigration Reform

and Control Act of 1986

Ultimo mensaje de Ronald Reagan como Presidente de los EE. UU.

Last message of Ronald Reagan as President of the United States

(English / Spanish)

  https://youtube.com/shorts/pAGduoKuFOY  

Gracias @Carlos_Eduardo_Espina