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IMMIGRATION LAWS

The Immigration Reform and Control Act, also Simpson - Mazzoli Act, signed by President Ronald Reagan on November 6, 1986, is an Act of Congress which reformed United States immigration law. This act made it illegal to hire unauthorized immigrants. The employers also had to certify the status of their employees' immigration. However, this act also allowed illegal aliens to stay in this country if they were here before January 1, 1982 at the same residence.

There were two phases to this act. In the first phase the illegal aliens that were already in this country were supposed to beat the deadline for amnesty in 1986. The second phase deals with sanctions for employers. This paper will explain why the act has failed offering explanations from various scholarly sources.

Another reason cited for the failure of the first phase of amnesty is that "qualified designated entities" (QDE's) that helped file applications with the INS for aliens charged fees over and above the straight fee. This practice led to a need for an extension of the deadline but the Immigration Nationalization Service (INS) felt that an extension of the deadline would lead to people continuing to come to the U.S. illegally. Today, Americans say that immigration is out of control and further reform is needed.

"Immigration Nation" by Tamar Jacoby it was suggested that "the best way to regain control (of illegal immigration) is not to crack down but to liberalize - to expand quotas, with a guest worker program or some other method, until they line up with labor needs." Jacoby says that "the only practical solution is to give the unauthorized workers and their families a way to earn their way onto the right side of the ...