A Reagan Legacy: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants

[blu]

A Reagan Legacy: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants : NPR

a very interesting read on raegan's stance and laws related to illegal immigration

 

[Midnight Marauder]

National Propaganda Radio huh?

 

[blu]

National Propaganda Radio huh?

if you can disapprove anything in the article go ahead

 

[uscitizen]

LOL, most of the yougsters do not even know of Reagans amnesty program.
and senility has set in on many baggers and they forgot.

 

[Mad Scientist]

A Reagan Legacy: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants : NPR

a very interesting read on raegan's stance and laws related to illegal immigration

It worked so well the last time, why don't we do it again?

 

[uscitizen]

A Reagan Legacy: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants : NPR

a very interesting read on raegan's stance and laws related to illegal immigration

It worked so well the last time, why don't we do it again?

Of course, we need more cheap workers.

 

[blu]

A Reagan Legacy: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants : NPR

a very interesting read on raegan's stance and laws related to illegal immigration

It worked so well the last time, why don't we do it again?

actually it didn't work because the provisions that would have punished businesses for hiring illegals was stripped out

 

[Tank]

If Reagan knew what we all know now, he would take it back.

 

[blu]

If Reagan knew what we all know now, he would take it back.

what would have changed his mind?

 

[Mad Scientist]

If Reagan knew what we all know now, he would take it back.

what would have changed his mind?

The obvious failure of it. He'd probably say, "Well, we tried it, and it didn't work. Oh well. Any other ideas out there?"

 

[Tank]

what would have changed his mind?

That mexicans don't change when they come to America

 

[RetiredGySgt]

A Democratic Congress created the law and Reagan foolishly agreed to it. Any complaints belong on the shoulders of the Democrats that created the law and then "stripped" out the provisions that enforced it.

It was and is a huge failure. We had a couple million illegals when it was passed and it ENCOURAGED millions more to flood this Country on the chance that another amnesty would occur.

Anyone that thinks amnesty is the answer need only look to this and see it is a failure. We went from 2 million Illegals to 10 to 20 million illegals.

We need to secure the Southern Border and then begin the process of kicking out the illegals. ANY plan that does not FIRST seal the border is a failure.

 

[Trajan]

A Reagan Legacy: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants : NPR

a very interesting read on raegan's stance and laws related to illegal immigration

and the legacy of.....this?

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?

 

[del]

A Reagan Legacy: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants : NPR

a very interesting read on raegan's stance and laws related to illegal immigration

and the legacy of.....this?

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?

 

[blu]

If Reagan knew what we all know now, he would take it back.

what would have changed his mind?

The obvious failure of it. He'd probably say, "Well, we tried it, and it didn't work. Oh well. Any other ideas out there?"

one his main provisions, fining of companies who hire ilegals, was never put into place. its also one the best methods that could be used to stop illegals from wanting to come here

 

[blu]

A Democratic Congress created the law and Reagan foolishly agreed to it. Any complaints belong on the shoulders of the Democrats that created the law and then "stripped" out the provisions that enforced it.

It was and is a huge failure. We had a couple million illegals when it was passed and it ENCOURAGED millions more to flood this Country on the chance that another amnesty would occur.

Anyone that thinks amnesty is the answer need only look to this and see it is a failure. We went from 2 million Illegals to 10 to 20 million illegals.

We need to secure the Southern Border and then begin the process of kicking out the illegals. ANY plan that does not FIRST seal the border is a failure.

he did more than agree to it. there are numerous quotes, many in the article linked to in the OP, from him that show his thoughts on the subject.

Reagan said as much himself in a televised debate with Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale in 1984.

"I believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and lived here, even though sometime back they may have entered illegally," he said.

 

[Trajan]

sure. he saw the efficacy of allowing those here at the time to put down permanent roots. he saw immigration as a plus which it is. However, on a comparative basis I think you'd find that the issue has exploded, a good thing allowed to bloom beyond our ability to cope, as the games began.

its funny that twice in 20 years major legislation which made it easier to allow illegals/immigrants to become legal and set down roots grew into the monster we have now and that some would like to see a major portion of these folks awarded an aggrieved status on par with African Americans that is as a minority that deserves some special redress.

I don't think he saw that coming.