The Findings and Policy Implications of the GAO Report and the Urban Institute Hiring Audit.

Fix, Michael; Bean, Frank D.

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ERIC Number: EJ422234

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Findings and Policy Implications of the GAO Report and the Urban Institute Hiring Audit.

Fix, Michael; Bean, Frank D.

International Migration Review, v24 n4 p816-27 Win 1990

Reviews the two major elements (an employer survey and a hiring audit) of the General Accounting Office (GAO) study of discrimination related to implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). Notes some of the criticisms lodged against each element, and discusses policy implications of the report. (AF)

Descriptors: Civil Rights, Eligibility, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Equal Protection, Ethnic Discrimination, Federal Regulation, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants, Program Evaluation, Public Policy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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

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