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

Rank Country Program Years Approximate beneficiaries Notes Reference
1 United States Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) 1986–1989 2,700,000 USCIS data.
2 Colombia Temporary Protection Statute (ETPV/PPT) 2021–present 2,000,000–2,300,000 UNHCR data.
3 Peru Venezuelan Admission, PTP/CPP Regularization and Humanitarian Protection 2017–2024 1,600,000–1,800,000 UNICEF and Peruvian government data.
4 Spain 2026 Regularization Program 2026 1,000,000–1,200,000 Migration Policy Institute.
5 United States Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) 2012–present 835,000+ USCIS data.
6 Peru Humanitarian Response for Venezuelan Children 2018–present 603,494 UNICEF data.
7 Italy Bossi–Fini Regularization 2002 650,000 European Commission data.
8 Spain Spanish Regularization Program 2005 578,375 Migration Policy Institute.
9 Argentina Plan Patria Grande 2006–2010 420,000+ Argentine government data.
10 Greece National Regularization Programs 1998–2001 370,000 IOM data.
11 Portugal Extraordinary Regularization Programs 1992–2004 180,000+ IOM data.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Definition of Reform". Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Pickup, Mark; de Rooij, Eline A.; van der Linden, Clifton; Goodwin, Matthew J. (September 2021). "Brexit, COVID‐19, and attitudes toward immigration in Britain". Social Science Quarterly. 102 (5): 2184–2193. doi:10.1111/ssqu.13010. ISSN 0038-4941. PMC 8661841. PMID 34908609.
  3. ↑ "Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986". U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Temporary Protection Statute for Venezuelans". UNHCR Global Compact on Refugees. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Children on the Move – South America Humanitarian Situation Report No. 1 (2024)" (PDF). UNICEF. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Spain's New Regularization Pathway". Migration Policy Institute. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)". U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Children on the Move – South America Humanitarian Situation Report No. 1 (2024)" (PDF). UNICEF. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Regularisation Programmes in Italy". European Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Spain's 2005 Regularisation Programme". Migration Policy Institute. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Plan Patria Grande". Government of Argentina. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Migration Profile: Greece". International Organization for Migration. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Migration Profile: Portugal". International Organization for Migration. Retrieved 9 July 2026.