,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #b1 #bjac ,mr4 
,br\n ( ,georgia submitt$ ! foll[+      
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,express+
 ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t   
any immigration re=m proposal adopt$ by 
,congress %\ld n legalize1 grant amne/y 
=1 or conf] any o!r legal /atus condon+ 
! o!rwise unlawful entry or pres5ce 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ( any individual4  ,:]eas 
on ,novemb] #f1 #aihf1 ! ,immigration   
,re=m & ,control ,act 7,,irca7 ( #aihf 0
 sign$ into law2 ,:]eas betwe5 #aihg &  
#aihh1 ne>ly #b1gjj1jjj illegal         
immigrants receiv$ legal /atus "u !     
#aihf ,,irca amne/y be=e be+ grant$     
lawful p]man5t resid5ce by #aiib2 ,:]eas
 ,,irca 0 t\t$ by its sponsors z !      
?ree-legg$ /ool approa* to immigration  
re=m incorporat+ improv$ bord] security 
& employm5t en=cem5t1 a ,h-#b;,a        
tempor>y work] program1 & legal /atus = 
c]ta9 eligible gr\ps2 ,:]eas ,,irca     

conta9$ provisions to inhibit future    
illegal immigration by p5aliz+ employ]s 
:o kn[+ly hire an unau?oriz$ immigrant2 
,:]eas despite ^! p5alties1 a policy    
brief by ! ,migration ,policy ,in/itute 
dat$ ,augu/ #bjje %[$ t ov] #ij p]c5t ( 
unau?oriz$ males 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7    
employ$2 ,:]eas ,,irca includ$ language 
to increase ,bord] ,p]sonnel by #ej     
p]c5t2 ,:]eas !n-,immigration &         
,naturalization ,s]vice 7,,ins7         
,commission] ,alan ,c4 ,nelson ann\nc$ !
 law's initial success 9 a #aihi ,h\se  
,judici>y ,committee he>+1 cit+ ! %r9k+ 
numb] ( appreh5sions at ! bord]1 z      
signal to demon/rate t ! law is work+ & 
employ] sanctions are hav+ ! int5d$     
effect ( r$uc+ illegal immigration2     
,:]eas illegal immigration actually     
increas$ 9 volume & frequ5cy by #aihi1 )
 #a1gjj1jjj to #b1ejj1jjj unau?oriz$    
immigrants cross+ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates f
 ,mexico t ye>2 ,:]eas ! numb] ( illegal
 ali5s grew to #c1djj1jjj by ! e>ly     
#aiijs1 & by #aiig ! approximate        

unau?oriz$ population total$ m ?an      
#e1jjj1jjj1 ! same numb] ( illegal      
immigrants z be=e ! #aihf law took      
effect2 & ,:]eas an e/imat$ #aa1ejj1jjj 
million illegal ali5s curr5tly reside 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x 
is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t 
any immigration re=m proposal adopt$ by 
,congress %\ld n legalize1 grant amne/y 
=1 or conf] any o!r legal /atus condon+ 
! o!rwise unlawful entry or pres5ce 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ( any individual4