Simpson–Mazzoli Act

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The Simpson–Mazzoli Act is a landmark 1986 U.S. federal law that overhauled immigration policy by granting amnesty to certain undocumented immigrants while imposing new sanctions on employers who hired unauthorized workers.

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Simpson–Mazzoli Act canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ
affects labor market for immigrant workers ⓘ
rights and status of undocumented immigrants ⓘ
aimsTo deter illegal immigration through workplace enforcement ⓘ
regularize status of certain undocumented immigrants ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ⓘ
category 1986 in American law ⓘ
Ronald Reagan administration legislation ⓘ
United States immigration and naturalization law ⓘ
congressNumber 99th United States Congress ⓘ
considered landmark U.S. immigration legislation ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates Form I-9 employment eligibility verification requirement ⓘ
dateSigned 1986-11-06 ⓘ
enactedInDecade 1980s ⓘ
enactedInYear 1986 ⓘ
establishes employer sanctions for hiring unauthorized workers ⓘ
hasEffect granted legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants ⓘ
institutionalized employer verification of immigration status ⓘ
hasLongTermImpactOn U.S. immigration policy debates ⓘ
employer compliance practices ⓘ
includesProvision Special Agricultural Worker program ⓘ
civil and criminal penalties for employers who violate hiring rules ⓘ
legalization for certain agricultural workers ⓘ
introducedIn United States Congress ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalizes certain undocumented immigrants who entered before a specified date ⓘ
legislativeChamberInvolved United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
officeOfSigner President of the United States ⓘ
partOf United States immigration and nationality law framework ⓘ
policyType amnesty and enforcement combination ⓘ
primarySubject immigration reform ⓘ
unauthorized immigration ⓘ
prohibits knowing employment of unauthorized aliens ⓘ
provides amnesty for certain long-term unauthorized residents ⓘ
legalization program for certain undocumented immigrants ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 99-603 ⓘ
regulates employment of noncitizens in the United States ⓘ
requires employers to verify work eligibility of employees ⓘ
shortName IRCA ⓘ
signedBy Ronald Reagan ⓘ
sponsorInHouse Romano L. Mazzoli ⓘ
sponsorInSenate Alan K. Simpson ⓘ
targetsPopulation undocumented immigrants in the United States ⓘ

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Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 → alsoKnownAs → Simpson–Mazzoli Act ⓘ
subject linked to: IRCA
Public Law 99-603 → popularName → Simpson–Mazzoli Act ⓘ