Policy-Reform

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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