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      "id": 103955,
      "date": "1997-02-28",
      "retrieved": "2016-05-24T20:59:29.013941",
      "title": "Immigration: New Consequences of Illegal Presence",
      "summary": "The 104th Congress passed major legislation to combat illegal migration to the U.S. One purpose\nof this law, enacted as the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996\n(IIRIRA) (Division C of  P.L. 104-208 ), is to establish new legal disincentives to reside in the U.S.\nillegally.\n  The Immigration and Naturalization Service has estimated that 5 million aliens were residing\nhere unlawfully as of October 1996. Of this estimated population, about three-fifths entered\nsurreptitiously (called EWIs, for   e  ntered\n  w    ithout\n  i    nspection), and about two-fifths overstayed\nnonimmigrant visas ( e.g. , tourist visas). Employment appears to be the primary magnet,\nbut there\nalso are other motives for illegal residency. For example, spouses and children of legal immigrants,\nand certain relatives of citizens, may establish illegal residence to bypass long waiting lists for\nimmigrant visas.\n  The following are among the disabilities IIRIRA attaches to illegal presence. Some of these\ntarget both EWIs and visa overstayers, some target EWIs only:",
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