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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of National Security and International Affairs. – 1988
This report describes research on the impact of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), Public Law 99-603, on Mexico's economy and social structure. The purpose of IRCA is to control illegal immigration to the United States, and a key provision makes it illegal for employers to knowingly hire or continue to employ undocumented…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Demography, Economic Factors, Employment
Peer reviewedHagan, Jacqueline Maria; Baker, Susan Gonzalez – International Migration Review, 1993
Results of two longitudinal studies in a southwestern city suggest that local interpretations of the legalization program of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act affected program outcomes by expanding the scope of the program beyond the participation rate projected by national policymakers. (SLD)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Change, Community Influence, Family Influence
