The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) prohibits the employment of individuals who are not legally authorized to work in the United States or in an employment classification that they are not authorized to fill. The IRCA requires employers to certify (using the I-9 form) within three days of employment the identity and eligibility to work of all employees hired. IRCA also prohibits discrimination in employment-related matters on the basis of national origin or citizenship.
Federal law enacted in 1986 that prohibits employers from hiring persons who are not legal to work in this country. Also from discriminating against those potential employees based on their national origin or citizenship.
Law enacted in 1986 that prohibits employers from hiring persons who are not authorized to work in the United States and from discriminating against those who are based on their national origin or citizenship.
An Act passed November 6, 1986, its main purpose was to control and deter illegal immigration into the United States. It provides for legalization of illegal aliens who had been continuously present in the United States since 1982 or who had worked in agricultural labor, penalties for employers who knowingly hire aliens unauthorized to work in the United States, and increased enforcement at U.S. borders.
(IRCA): Refer to IRCA for definition. See: Citizenship / Alien Status
Public Law 99-603 (Act of 11/6/86), which was passed in order to control and deter illegal immigration to the United States. Its major provisions stipulate legalization of undocumented aliens who had been continuously unlawfully present since 1982, legalization of certain agricultural workers, sanctions for employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers, and increased enforcement at U.S. borders.
This legislation granted legal status to 2,650,000 undocumented immigrants and established penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.
The Immigration Reform and Control Act (Simpson-Mazzoli Act, IRCA, Pub. L. 99-603, Nov. 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 3359) (signed by President Ronald Reagan) is a US law that was created with the intention to reduce illegal immigration to the United States, which was perceived as an economic problem for the U.S. economy.