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National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC. – 1990
This handbook comprises strategies that concerned individuals can use to petition Congress to repeal the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). Despite the conclusion of the Government Accounting Office that the employer sanction provisions of the IRCA are causing widespread employment discrimination against Hispanics, Asians, and…
Descriptors: Employers, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Ethnic Discrimination, Federal Legislation

Fix, Michael; Bean, Frank D. – International Migration Review, 1990
Reviews the two major elements (an employer survey and a hiring audit) of the General Accounting Office (GAO) study of discrimination related to implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). Notes some of the criticisms lodged against each element, and discusses policy implications of the report. (AF)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Eligibility, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)

Briggs, Vernon M., Jr. – International Migration Review, 1990
Responds to the article by Fix and Bean in this issue on the General Accounting Office (GAO) report on discrimination related to provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). Questions interpretation of the GAO report and an Urban Institute-sponsored study. Endorses IRCA and recommends stronger employer sanctions. (AF)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Eligibility, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)