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Based on interviews in eight cities--Chicago, El Paso, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Antonio, and San Jose--this report examines the impact of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 on the Immigration and Naturalization Service. It finds that on balance, IRCA slightly improved the INS's ability to enforce the law and serve immigrants. However, the transformation of the INS into a highly diversified law enforcement agency has left the INS overburdened. This overburdening appears to be diminishing the impact of IRCA's main enforcement reform--employer sanctions.

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