when was the last amnesty in the US and can someone give me detailed info about it!?

Answer 1

Congress has passed 7 amnesties for illegal aliens,
starting in 1986.

1. Immigration and Reform Control Act (IRCA) Amnesty, 1986:
A blanket amnesty for some 2.7 million illegal aliens

2. Section 245(i) Amnesty, 1994:
A temporary rolling amnesty for 578,000 illegal aliens

3. Section 245(i) Extension Amnesty, 1997:
An extension of the rolling amnesty created in 1994

4. Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act
(NACARA) Amnesty, 1997:
An amnesty for close to one million illegal aliens
from Central America

5. Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act Amnesty (HRIFA), 1998:
An amnesty for 125,000 illegal aliens from Haiti

6. Late Amnesty, 2000:
An amnesty for some illegal aliens
who claim they should have been amnestied
under the 1986 IRCA amnesty,
an estimated 400,000 illegal aliens

7. LIFE Act Amnesty, 2000:
A reinstatement of the rolling Section 245(i) amnesty,
an estimated 900,000 illegal aliens

8. Nine current bills are vying to be Amnesty No. 8



More Information At This Link

http://www.numbersusa.com/interests/amnesty_print.html

Answer 2

Amnesties are all too common legislative efforts to forgive the breaking of immigration laws and to make it possible for illegal aliens to live permanently in the United States. Amnesties represent a system of federal rewards and assistance for illegal migrants, and they entice an even greater number of illegal migrants.

Amnesties clearly do not solve the problem of illegal immigration. About 2.7 million people received lawful permanent residence ("green cards") in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a result of the amnesties contained in the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. But these new INS figures show that by the beginning of 1997 those former illegal aliens had been entirely replaced by new illegal aliens, and that the unauthorized population again stood at more than 5 million, just as before the amnesty.

In fact, the new INS estimates show that the 1986 amnesty almost certainly increased illegal immigration, as the relatives of newly legalized illegals came to the United States to join their family members. The flow of illegals grew dramatically during the years of the amnesty to more than 800,000 a year, before dropping back down to around 500,000 a year.

While it might be supposed that the increase in illegal immigration was caused only by the Special Agricultural Worker (SAW) provisions of the 1986 amnesty, the INS report indicates that this was not the case. Figures in the report itself show that illegal immigration surged more dramatically from countries other than Mexico. Since the vast majority of those amnestied under SAW were from Mexico, the increase should have been mostly Mexican if the SAW provision had been responsible for the surge.

Overall, the estimates show that nearly 500,000 illegal aliens settled here each year in the mid-1990s. This total number of new illegal settlers is offset by about 145,000 illegals who returned home on their own each year, 40,000 deportations, 20,000 deaths, and around 150,000 illegals receiving green cards as part of the normal "legal" immigration process.

The report clearly demonstrates that legal and illegal immigration are intimately linked, and not separate phenomena, as is commonly supposed. Between 1987 and 1996, the report states that 1.3 million green cards were given out to illegal aliens as part of the normal "legal" immigration process (189,000 in 1996 alone) — separate from the 2.7 million illegals who received legal status under the 1986 IRCA amnesty.

The 1.3 million green cards given out to illegals between 1987 and 1996 dwarf immigration enforcement efforts. According to the new estimates, only 335,000 illegals were deported or required to leave the country by the INS during the same period.

"The fact that these new INS figures show that the last amnesty actually attracted more illegal immigration should give serious pause to those now advocating another amnesty," said Steven A. Camarota, Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies. "With the government estimating that nearly half a million illegal aliens settle permanently in the United States each year, the new estimates indicate that we have not yet regained control over our nation's borders."

Answer 3

Apparently it was in 1986 and was supposed to solve the problem of illegal immigration. Here we are, 20 years later, with the problem compounded greatly. Obviously, amnesty is NOT the answer to the problem of illegal immigration. I sincerely hope this is not going to happen AGAIN!

Answer 4

Details I do not know, but the last amnesty offered to illegal immigrants came in the 1980's. Reagan gave it to the illegal immigrants in the hopes of stopping illegal immigration. . .

So how well did that work, Ronnie??

Answer 5

DR. Mudd, he set john Wilkes Booth's leg (he shot Pres. Lincoln),
by Pres. Ford.