Reagan did give us the first amnesty, after 30 years I see what that has done to America, so I’m no longer such a fan.
And the war on drugs.
Reagan's heart may have been in the right place, but IMO, he was the beginning of a long line of Republicans that unlocked the door for an even longer line of Democrats to walk through by twisting the laws beyond purposes for which they were ever intended.
Reagan foolishly made the deal to allow amnesty in exchange for locking down the border. He went through with his side, The Dems reneged. In any deal, both parties have to be trustworthy. Unfortunately, Reagan learned the hard way that the Dems can NEVER be trusted.
Reagan’s King Day also made Obama inevitable. Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy reversed Reagan policies on the high court.
Reagan also later said it was his biggest mistake because the Demonrats never enforced the other portions of the bill that was supposed to stop the mess.
Surprised to see such an ignorant post on FR that so far hasn't been corrected.
Reagan signed on to Simpson Mazzoli to "get along".
The act provided for the border to be finally sealed, and guess what, the freaking democrap traitors reneged on the deal.
This is why compromise never works, not to mention idiots like you come along and use it against us.
You sound like a DUmmie lib tard.
Two other key things about that Amnesty. Bob Dole and George H. W. Bush were heavily supportive. At the time they thought it would help the Republicans win over the Hispanic vote. The same argument used by McCain and Bush II in 2005 and some “conservatives” along with the Gang of Eight.
Reagan, and later Bush, both made the mistake of taking sack of excrement demonrats at their word who subsequently back stabbed them. Come to think of it, in both their instances their major screwings came from now-servicing-demons Ted Kennedy...