Because of the 1986 U.S. Immigration Reform and Control Act, hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants were (1 point) Responses increasingly deported if caught. increasingly deported if caught. established as guest workers. established as guest workers. permitted to become legal residents. permitted to become legal residents. encouraged to remain because of shortages of workers. encouraged to remain because of shortages of workers. no longer eligible for public services in the United States.