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Ortiz Uribe, Monica. (2021). "'My life could've been completely different': Revisiting Impacts of 1986 IRCA Amnesty." El Paso Times. Retrieved from: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2021/02/17/joe-biden-immigration-reform-2021-control-act-irca-amnesty/4438817001/
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Photo on April, 11, 1988 showing Pete Reyes, Chief legalization officer putting together the packages of information that applicants must fill out before being granted amnesty in the United States. Photo Credit: Grace Saenz/El Paso Times
The image reflects the ways in which states value the time, residency, of certain migrants and their contributions to their host state via documentation and application proceedures.