Employer Sanctions and the Question of Discrimination: The GAO Study in Perspective.

Briggs, Vernon M., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ422233

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Employer Sanctions and the Question of Discrimination: The GAO Study in Perspective.

Briggs, Vernon M., Jr.

International Migration Review, v24 n4 p803-15 Win 1990

Examines the study by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) on the implementation of the employer sanctions requirement of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). Discusses citizenship discrimination and other possible discriminatory influences. Applauds the study's contribution while urging attention to omitted issues such as proimmigration discrimination. (AF)

Descriptors: Civil Rights, Eligibility, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Equal Protection, Ethnic Discrimination, Federal Regulation, Foreign Nationals, Immigrants, Labor Market, Public Policy, Undocumented Immigrants

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Researchers; Policymakers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Immigration Reform and Control Act 1986

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