A look at how Congress has dealt with immigration in the past 25 years

An interesting history; telling the roller coaster ride between 1986 and now. We must hope 2013 brings good reform.   - - Donna Poisl

By Associated Press

1986: The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 both tightens controls on illegal immigration and extends amnesty for many illegal immigrants. It requires that employers attest to employees’ immigration status and make it illegal to hire or recruit illegal immigrants. It also grants amnesty to some seasonal agricultural workers and to illegal immigrants who entered the United States prior to 1982 and have lived in the country continuously.
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