Because of the 1986 U.S. Immigration Reform and Control Act, hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants were
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Responses
increasingly deported if caught.
increasingly deported if caught.
established as guest workers.
established as guest workers.
permitted to become legal residents.
permitted to become legal residents.
encouraged to remain because of shortages of workers.
encouraged to remain because of shortages of workers.
no longer eligible for public services in the United States.
encouraged to remain because of shortages of workers.
The correct response is: (1 point) permitted to become legal residents.
The correct answer is: increasingly deported if caught.
Explanation: The 1986 U.S. Immigration Reform and Control Act, also known as the Simpson-Mazzoli Act, introduced measures to address illegal immigration in the United States. One of the main provisions of this act was to increase the deportations of undocumented immigrants who were caught by authorities. This means that under the act, if an undocumented immigrant was apprehended, they were more likely to be deported compared to before the implementation of the act.