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Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Public Law 99-603 (S. 1200).

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United States of America
Migrant workers
1986-11-05
National
Law, Act

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8 U.S. Code, secs. 1324a-1324c
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act in various respects. Inserts a new section 274A (8 USC 1324) to make unlawful the recruitment or referral for employment of unauthorized aliens. The Act also establishes an employment verification system to ascertain that a person is not an unauthorized alien. Violations are subject to an order to cease and desist and to pay civil penalty. A new section 274B prohibits discrimination based on national origin or citizenship status as being unfair immigration-related employment practice, and establishes a complaints procedure for a person to obtain redress therefor. The Act further contains new provisions governing temporary agricultural workers and special agricultural workers (Title II, Part A of the amendments). In addition, it denies admission to the United States alien crewmen for the purpose of working on board a vessel or aircraft at the time of a strike (section 315 (d) of the amendments). Further, illegal aliens who have lived in the United States continuously since 1 January 1982 may apply for legal status.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1952-06-27
    Initial Act

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Monograph region

    Monograph title
    U.S. Labor and Employment
    Author
    West, R.
    Publisher
    BNA Books
    Place of publication
    Washington, D.C.
    Country
    United States of America
    Date
    1991-03
    Page range
    pp. 10/76-10/83
    Monograph title
    U.S. Code
    Author
    Office of the Law Revision Counsel
    Publisher
    U.S. House of Representatives
    Country
    United States of America

Serial region

    Serial title
    U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News
    Date
    1986-12
    Number
    No. 10A
    Page range
    87 p.