I believe all we need to do is to state unequivocally what Congress agreed to do when it passed the amnesty law in 1986 and leave it at that.
-required employers to attest to their employees' immigration status;
-made it illegal to hire or recruit illegal immigrants knowingly;
-legalized certain seasonal agricultural illegal immigrants, and;
-legalized illegal immigrants who entered the United States before January 1, 1982 and had resided there continuously with the penalty of a fine, back -taxes due, and admission of guilt; candidates were required to prove that they were not guilty of crimes, that they were in the country before January 1, 1982, and that they possessed at least a minimal knowledge about U.S. history, government, and the English language.