[Mari2525]

I know that during that 20 years, Newt voted in favor of Reagan’s amnesty bill.

I don’t know why Newt would have to introduce or co-sponsor any bill that says enforce the laws we’ve already passed. Seems rather silly.

I know in 1994-1996 Newt was pushing through the conservative agenda, i.e. the Contract with America. How and why did he sabotage efforts to enforce the immigration laws during just those 2 years in office? I take it he didn’t sabotage efforts to enforce immigration from 1980-1995, or in his last years in office, 1997-1999?

Maybe the Democrats were only saying they were open to the immigration issue to derail the passage of the conservative agenda? Sorry, I don’t believe Democrats nor do I trust them and I didn’t in the 1990’s either.

[rmlew]

I don’t know why Newt would have to introduce or co-sponsor any bill that says enforce the laws we’ve already passed. Seems rather silly.
He never called for enforcement.

I know in 1994-1996 Newt was pushing through the conservative agenda, i.e. the Contract with America. How and why did he sabotage efforts to enforce the immigration laws during just those 2 years in office? I take it he didn’t sabotage efforts to enforce immigration from 1980-1995, or in his last years in office, 1997-1999?
He killed the Smith-Simpson bill on immigration in 1995-96. He also helped scuttled the Jordan Commission.

Maybe the Democrats were only saying they were open to the immigration issue to derail the passage of the conservative agenda? Sorry, I don’t believe Democrats nor do I trust them and I didn’t in the 1990’s either.
Then you should look up the United States Commission on Immigration Reform (ie Jordan Commission) http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/uscir/