Determinants Of Emigration From Mexico, Central America, And The Caribbean

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) was a manifestation of widespread public concern over the volume of undocumented immigration into the United States. The principal innovation of this legislation - the provision to impose penalties on employers who knowingly hire undocumented immigrants - was a response to this concern. This effort at restriction was tempered in IRCA by other provisions permitting the legalization of two types of undocumented immigrants those who had res...