Almost double the number of people came forward to claim the amnesty. many of them with fraudulent documents and inadequate proof. But they got it because it could not be disproved. and the numbers were so large. That system did not work well. but the amnesty was part of the immigration bill. It became law. Everyone entitled to that amnesty got it. It openly was called amnesty. I note for the record that Blacks Law Dictionary. in its definition of the word "amnesty." lists the 1986 immigration bill as one of its definitions. These people got their legal status. their citizenship track. the benefits of welfare. earnedincome tax credit. and all the other benefits that accrue for people in the United States. but the enforcement never came. Remember. we said it was not going to happen again not too long ago. just 20 years ago.
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