Description
Doris Meissner, former commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, talked about the creation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, reactions to the passage of this act, and some of the successes and challenges of the act.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Clip 1: What were the three essential components that were to be included in an immigration reform package that President Reagan discussed?
- Clip 1: According to Pres. Reagan, what was the objective of this program?
- Clip 1: Explain why this became a landmark piece of legislation as Doris Meissner discusses.
- Clip 1: Considering the political climate in 1985-86, how did this legislation pass?
- Clip 2: Explain the reaction to this act among some employers, labor unions, civil rights and immigrant populations, that Doris Meissner discusses.
- Clip 2: What was the primary purpose of the bill? What were the balancing factors?
- Clip 3: Describe some of the successes and challenges of the bill as Doris Meissner discusses.
- Clip 3: What was the "three-legged stool?"
Additional Resources
- On This Day: The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
- Bell Ringer: Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965
- Bell Ringer: 20th Century US Immigration Law: Immigration Act of 1965:
- On This Day: The Hart-Cellar Act of 1965
- Bell Ringer: 20th Century US Immigration Law: The National Origins Act
- Bell Ringer: The Immigration Act of 1924
Participants
Vocabulary
- Bipartisan
- Comply
- Discrimination
- Exploitation
- Incentive
- Labor Union
- Penalty
- Proliferation
- Sanction
- Statute