Go back and review what happened right after the 1986 amnesty. The present stringent penalties (the ones never employed) were enacted as part of that amnesty. US Attorneys filed cases and held trials.
And juries refused to convict.
565 posted on 11/10/2004 6:16:19 PM PST by Poohbah
(Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)