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In the United States of America, immigration reform is a term widely used to describe proposals to maintain or increase legal immigration while decreasing illegal immigration, such as the guest worker proposal supported by President George W. Bush, and the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization or "Gang of Eight" bill which passed the U.S. Senate in June 2013.
The Family Fairness program granted deferment to some immediate relatives of immigrants that obtained legal status under the Immigration Reform and Control Act. The program was expanded in 1990, and it was codified into law later that year under the Immigration Act of 1990. [44]
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 (full name: Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 ( S. 1348 )) was a bill discussed in the 110th United States Congress that would have provided legal status and a path to citizenship for the approximately 12 million undocumented immigrants residing in the United ...
He spent time at the Capitol, asking lawmakers to support a bill to reform a program that allows farmers to bring in migrant workers on a short term basis – called the H-2A visa program.
Miami congresswoman introduces bill to fix once and for all broken immigration system, provides citizenship path to millions of undocumented Salazar introduces bipartisan immigration-reform bill ...
The Immigration Reform and Control Act ( IRCA or the Simpson–Mazzoli Act) was passed by the 99th United States Congress and signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on November 6, 1986. The Immigration Reform and Control Act altered U.S. immigration law by making it illegal to knowingly hire illegal immigrants, and establishing ...
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( IIRIRA or IIRAIRA) [ 2][ 3] made major changes to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). IIRIRA's changes became effective on April 1, 1997. [ 1] Former United States President Bill Clinton asserted that the legislation strengthened "the rule of law by cracking down ...
Passed the Senate on June 27, 2013 (68–32 [1]) The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (Bill S.744) [2] was a proposed immigration reform bill introduced by Sen. Charles Schumer ( D - NY) in the United States Senate. [3] The bill was co-sponsored by the other seven members of the "Gang of Eight", a ...