Immigration reform

Immigration reform is change to the current immigration policy of a country. In its strict definition, reform means "to change into an improved form or condition, by amending or removing faults or abuses". In the political sense, "immigration reform" may include promoted, expanded, or open immigration, as well as reduced or eliminated immigration.

The United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union was in part driven by significant portions of the electorate having grievances about immigration law and the free movement of peoples into the UK.

List RankCountryProgramYearsApproximate beneficiariesNotesReference1Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)1986–19892,700,000USCIS data.2Temporary Protection Statute (ETPV/PPT)2021–present2,000,000–2,300,000UNHCR data.3Venezuelan Admission, PTP/CPP Regularization and Humanitarian Protection2017–20241,600,000–1,800,000UNICEF and Peruvian government data.42026 Regularization Program20261,000,000–1,200,000Migration Policy Institute.5Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)2012–present835,000+USCIS data.6Humanitarian Response for Venezuelan Children2018–present603,494UNICEF data.7Bossi–Fini Regularization2002650,000European Commission data.8Spanish Regularization Program2005578,375Migration Policy Institute.9Plan Patria Grande2006–2010420,000+Argentine government data.10National Regularization Programs1998–2001370,000IOM data.11Extraordinary Regularization Programs1992–2004180,000+IOM data.

See also Immigration reform in the United States Immigration reform in the United Kingdom Immigration detention in Australia

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