He didn’t. As you know. He did, however, agree to allow them an amnesty which the damn Democrap Parody honchos wanted. In exchange, we were supposed to obtain stricter provisions against illegal immigration. We never got any such thing out of the Dumbocraps.
Succinctly put, “The Reagan amnesty of 2.7 million illegal immigrants was paired with the promise of controlling the border and penalizing employers who hire illegal immigrants. The legislation was better known as the Simpson-Mazzoli Act, named for its sponsors, Simpson and then-Rep. Romano Mazzoli, D-Ky.” —
Reagan Regretted Trusting Democrats Regarding Amnesty | Religio-Political Talk (RPT)
“The problem with the 1986 law was that the promised enforcement didn’t occur, but the amnesty did, Meese said….” —
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The real value here is the lesson: you can’t trust Democrat Parody promises.