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CLEP US History II

Category - Immigration

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The first legislation that levied penalties against U.S. employers who hired illegal immigrants was:
  1. The Luce-Celler Act of 1946.
  2. The Hart-Celler Act of 1965.
  3. The McCarran Walter Immigration Act of 1952.
  4. The Internal Security Act of 1950.
  5. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
Explanation
Answer: E - The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 was the first legislation to penalize employers for hiring illegal immigrants. Immigrants of the greatest “concern” were those from Latin America, predominantly from Mexico. The shared border made illegal immigration much easier for Mexican citizens than for people of other nationalities, who had to cross a major body of water before they attempted to breach the country’s borders.
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