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1986 Amnesty Law Is Seen As Failing To Slow Alien Tide

The most sweeping effort to halt illegal immigration in American history, the 1986 overhaul of immigration law, may have cut the flow of illegal aliens less than expected and may have actually encouraged unlawful entry in several ways. The most sweeping effort to halt illegal immigration in American history, the 1986 overhaul of immigration law, may have cut the flow of illegal aliens less than expected and may have actually encouraged unlawful entry in several ways. Two years after it began to take effect, experts around the country are starting to draw conclusions about the law's effect. As thousands of

New Law Curbs Illegal Aliens, Report Shows

Nearly 1.3 million aliens crossed into the United States from Mexico illegally from 1986 to 1988, but the figure would have been closer to 2 million if not for an overhaul in immigration law, a new study reports. Nearly 1.3 million aliens crossed into the United States from Mexico illegally from 1986 to 1988, but the figure would have been closer to 2 million if not for an overhaul in immigration law, a new study reports. The study, by the Urban Institute, a private research organization, said the most important factor in the decline was the sanction imposed under the

Fate of immigration law uncertain after Senate vote falls short

The Senate on Thursday refused to shut off debate on the immigration overhaul bill and move toward a vote, leaving the fate of the legislation uncertain and setting up another, all-important procedural vote later. The move to end debate was rejected by 63 to 33, so the bill's backers fell 27 votes short of the 60 needed to invoke what is known as cloture and set up a yes-or-no vote on the legislation itself. The result was a setback not only for the bill's supporters but also for President George W. Bush, who has made a comprehensive immigration bill one of

Bush to Propose Immigration Law Changes

Millions of illegal migrant farmers, hotel maids and others working in the shadows of American society would be freed from the threat of deportation for at least three years and could get a chance — although probably remote for most — at permanent legal U.S. status under an election-year proposal President Bush (search) is asking Congress to approve. Bush was to promote a major overhaul of American immigration policy — and break a virtual silence on the issue since the Sept. 11, 2001 (search), attacks — before scores of immigration-rights advocates in the East Room on Wednesday. The president was to argue

Immigration Service to Issue Fines for Phony Work Papers

The Immigration and Naturalization Service plans to begin issuing civil fines of up to $5,000 against anyone caught trafficking in phony documents. Such documents are now widely available to illegal aliens seeking work. The fines will apply to anyone who uses, makes or knowingly accepts phony drivers' licenses, Social Security cards and other forms of identification. The fines range from $250 to $2,000 for each document on the first offense, and from $2,000 to $5,000 on the second. Representative Lamar Smith, Republican of Texas, who added the little-publicized civil penalties into a 1990 immigration law, said more than half of