Hedging Allegiance A review of True Faith and Allegiance: Immigration and American Civic Nationalism by Noah Pickus By Edward J. ErlerPosted August 7, 2006This essay appeared in the Summer 2006 issue of the Claremont Review of Books. Click here to send a comment. Twenty years ago, the immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) was hailed by its supporters as the final resolution of the illegal immigration problem. It gave a "one-time only" amnesty to nearly 3 million illegal aliens living in the United States, promised increased border security, and enacted criminal penalties on employers who knowingly hired illegals....