Alan Simpson

Immigration Act of 1990 Expands Legal Immigration, Creates Diversity Visa Lottery

1990-11-29 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

President George H.W. Bush signs the Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT), the most significant expansion of legal immigration since the Hart-Celler Act of 1965. The law increases annual immigration limits from 500,000 to 700,000 for the first three years and 675,000 thereafter, creates the Diversity …

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Immigration Reform and Control Act Grants Amnesty to 3 Million, Employer Sanctions Fail

1986-11-06 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

President Ronald Reagan signs the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), also known as the Simpson-Mazzoli Act, enacting the first federal law to impose sanctions on employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers while simultaneously granting amnesty to approximately 3 million undocumented …

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Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy Established, Framework for 1986 Reform

1978-10-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 6/10

President Jimmy Carter signs legislation establishing the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy (SCIRP), a sixteen-member bipartisan body charged with conducting a comprehensive review of U.S. immigration policy and recommending reforms. Chaired by Father Theodore Hesburgh, president …

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