Eventually someone is going to have to compromise on this issue. Reagan had to because it was the only way to get control of the situation. Unfortunately he believed the other side.
The fact of the matter is that the problem has been created because the US has failed to enforce the law for the last 30 years and in essence we have invited illegal aliens to come here and raise families and take our jobs and collect benefits without any fear whatsoever. We have made our speed limit laws of more concern than our immigration laws and the fact of the matter is that nobody actually obeys speed limits because the benefits of speeding outweigh the consequences of having the possibility of being caught.
I am opposed to Amnesty of any kind, however I recognize that there is simply no way in the world we are going to be able to avoid it in the future.
The most important thing we can do is to secure the border and to deport everyone who is caught committing any prosecutable crime.
Start there and then make it impossible for people who came here illegally from ever voting or collecting welfare or food stamps or any other benefit from the welfare state.
But anyone who thinks that any candidate is going to put an immediate end to this problem is a DREAMER.
Giving them amnesty will make it impossible to cut off the benefits