title: The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996: an overview.
abstract: "On September 30, 1996, President Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (1996 Act), Pub. L. No. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009. After an intense lobbying effort by the business community, most provisions relating to legal immigration were omitted from the final bill. Instead, the 1996 Act focuses on illegal immigration reform and includes some of the toughest measures ever taken against illegal immigration." Aspects considered include border enforcement, penalities against alien smuggling and document fraud, deportation and exclusion proceedings, employer sanctions, welfare provisions, and changes to existing refugee and asylum procedures.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Fragomen
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012036:Refugees; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Illegal Migrants; Legislation; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; North America; Northern America; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Refugees; Social Policy; United States