In 1986. these are the elements of the 1986 bill that was signed by President Ronald Reagan. It creates a twostep amnesty process. First. illegal aliens obtain temporary resident status. At the end of that periodjust under 4 yearsthey could apply for a green card. That is for a legal permanent resident. But before they could get that green card. the 1986 bill required applicants for the green card to pay a fee and learn basic citizenship and English skills. If this sounds vaguely familiar. it is because it is exactly the same model carried forth in the legislation voted out of the Judiciary Committee. which is the basic bill that we are working on as part of this debate. As you can see from this chart. both billsboth the Judiciary Committee product that we are now debating and the 1986 amnestyare strikingly similar.
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