Impact of the Immigration Reform and Control Act on the Immigration and Naturalization Service

Jason Juffras

ResearchPublished 1991

Based on interviews in eight metropolitan areas--Chicago, El Paso, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Antonio, and San Jose--this report examines the impact of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) on the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). It finds that, on balance, IRCA slightly improved the INS's ability to enforce the law and serve immigrants. However, the transformation of the INS into a highly diversified law enforcement agency has left the INS overburdened. This overburdening appears to be diminishing the impact of employer sanctions, IRCA's main enforcement reform.

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Juffras, Jason, Impact of the Immigration Reform and Control Act on the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1991. https://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports-immigration/JRI9.html.
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