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Publication Date: 1993
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Implementing the U.S. Legalization Program: The Influence of Immigrant Communities and Local Agencies on Immigration Policy Reform.
Hagan, Jacqueline Maria; Baker, Susan Gonzalez
International Migration Review, v27 n3 p513-36 Fall 1993
Results of two longitudinal studies in a southwestern city suggest that local interpretations of the legalization program of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act affected program outcomes by expanding the scope of the program beyond the participation rate projected by national policymakers. (SLD)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Change, Community Influence, Family Influence, Federal Legislation, Immigrants, Institutional Role, Local Government, Local Issues, Longitudinal Studies, Migration Patterns, Participation, Policy Formation, Program Implementation, Public Policy, Undocumented Immigrants, Urban Areas
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Immigration Reform and Control Act 1986
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