the immigration reform and control act was passed into law on september 19, 1985.
the immigration reform and control act was passed into law on september 19, 1985.
when was the immigration reform and control act passed into law?
september 19, 1985
immigration reform and control act of 1986









































the immigration reform and control act (irca or the simpson–mazzoli act) was passed by the 99th united states congress and signed into law by president ronald reagan on november 6, 1986.
immigration reform and control act of 1986
in 1979, fuchs worked as the executive director of the select commission on immigration and refugee policy in the carter administration. his efforts led to signing and passage of the immigration reform and control act of 1986, and later the immigration act of 1990. the immigration reform and control act of 1986 was the first major u.s. immigration reform enacted since 1965 and was signed into law by president ronald reagan. in 1990 fuchs served as vice chairman of the united states commission on immigration reform, a congressional advisory board. in 1997, the commission recommended increased policing of employers that hire illegal immigrants: a proposal that continues to be contested.
lawrence fuchs