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The '''Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986''', also known as the '''Simpson-Mazzoli''' Act, is named after it's two authors: Romano Mazzoli and Alan Simpson.
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The '''Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986''', also known as the '''Simpson-Mazzoli''' Act after its two authors, Rep. [[Romano Mazzoli]] (D-KY) and Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY), contained three primary promises:
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The bill contained three primary promises:
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# The government would make a concerted effort to control the borders.<br />
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# An effective employer verification program would ensure that only legal workers were hired.<br />
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1) The government would make a concerted effort to control the borders.<br />
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# One-time amnesty would be granted for people illegally in the United States.
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2) An effective employer verification program would ensure that only legal workers were hired.<br />
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3) One-time amnesty would be granted for people illegally in the United States.
      
Not one of these three promises were kept.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kq5eR5g83GIC&pg=PA126 Real Change: The Fight for America's Future], by [[Newt Gingrich]], page 126</ref>
 
Not one of these three promises were kept.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kq5eR5g83GIC&pg=PA126 Real Change: The Fight for America's Future], by [[Newt Gingrich]], page 126</ref>
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:United States Law]]
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