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The Immigration Reform and Control Act, known as Simpson-Mazzoli, was first introduced to Congress in 1982. It called for immediate amnesty for illegal immigrants already in the country, followed by tougher regulations for citizenship and stricter enforcement of immigration laws. It was the first comprehensive immigration bill introduced to Congress in 32 years, and became one of the most controversial topics of the mid-1980s. The bill was debated,...
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The Immigration Reform and Control Act, known as Simpson-Mazzoli, was first introduced to Congress in 1982. It was the first comprehensive immigration bill introduced to Congress in 32 years, and became one of the most controversial topics of the mid-1980s. Florida Representative E. Clay Shaw, a proponent of stricter immigration regulations, believed that by working for less than minimum wage, illegal immigrants caused a scarcity of jobs for American...
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An economic recession in the United States led to an increased discussion regarding illegal immigration in the early 1980s. In 1982, Senator Alan Simpson, a Republican from Wyoming, and Congressman Romano Mazzoli, a Democrat from Kentucky, introduced an immigration reform bill known as the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). The bill led to a series of hearings regarding the issue of amnesty for illegal immigrants, a guest worker program, and...