Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act in 1986, granting ______.

a. immediate deportation to those who crossed the border illegally from Mexico, without any allowance for a deportation hearing
b. amnesty to illegals who had entered before 1982, and it attempted to tighten controls on those who came after
c. deportation for individuals here illegally from selected countries but only after a hearing and opportunity to be heard was provided to the immigrants
d. a probationary period for illegal immigrants in which they had to procure employment or show that they had made attempts to obtain employment
e. immigrants a chance to participate in a lottery system, whereby individuals would be allowed to stay in the United States based on participation in that lottery


b. amnesty to illegals who had entered before 1982, and it attempted to tighten controls on those who came after

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