Criminal immigrants
Over time the federal government has passed numerous laws and increased enforcement efforts to thwart the entry of criminal immigrants and to make it easier to deport alien criminals who are in the country, including those who have committed their crimes after arriving.
Read the full storyFlorida illegal immigration suit
Although the Florida lawsuit was eventually dismissed, the case was important because it represented the first time a state sued the federal government for costs associated with illegal immigrants.
Read the full storyGOLDEN VENTURE grounding
The Golden Venture incident raised public awareness of the fact that during the 1990’s thousands of Chinese immigrants were entering the United States without legal documentation.
González case
What may have been the world’s most closely watched custody battle became a cause célèbre that reached the U.S. Supreme Court, strained U.S.-Cuba relations, and had future political repercussions.
Illegal immigration
Although a self-professed nation of immigrants, the United States has historically shown ambivalence toward newcomers who enter the country illegally.
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act, or IIRIRA, was enacted to prevent the flow of undocumented aliens into the United States.
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) was designed to balance public concerns about increasing illegal immigration with business’s need for cheap labor and the need to address issues of racial and ethnic discrimination.
Read the full storyIllegal immigration
Until the 1990s, the term most commonly used for those who entered the United States illegally was illegal alien.
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