Employer-Sanctions

Zoe Baird Nomination Collapses Over Undocumented Nanny, Launching Immigration Enforcement Politicization

1993-01-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 6/10

Zoe Baird withdraws her nomination as Attorney General after revelations that she employed undocumented immigrants as household workers and failed to pay required Social Security taxes. The scandal, dubbed “Nannygate,” generates intense public backlash despite the commonplace nature of …

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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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