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Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Law that criminalized a "pattern or practice" of knowingly hiring illegal immigrants

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Jan 26, 2026
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What is chain migration and how did US laws apply in 1950s-1990s?

is the popular label for family-based or family‑reunification immigration—when a person admitted to the sponsors relatives who may in turn sponsor others—and U.S. law since the 1950s has alternately r...

Jan 16, 2026
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How does ICE use the SAVE system to verify citizenship and what documents trigger SAVE checks?

SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) is a DHS/USCIS-operated, document-driven verification system that benefit-granting and licensing agencies use to check an applicant’s immigration ...

Feb 3, 2026

What documents does the federal SAVE Act propose as acceptable proof of citizenship for registration?

The would force voters to submit documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections, specifying a set of acceptable documents that includes passports, birth certificates, a...

Feb 2, 2026

What was the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and its amnesty provisions?

was that combined legalization for long‑term undocumented residents with new aimed at curbing future illegal immigration; roughly 2.7–3 million people ultimately gained legal status through its while ...

Jan 15, 2026

How many people obtained legal status under IRCA and what were the demographic patterns of those beneficiaries?

The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 resulted in roughly 2.7–3.0 million people applying for and receiving legalization, but estimates vary by data source and by which cohorts are cou...