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 I do remember a bit of this, now that you mention it. At the time, I 
wondered why in the world Reagan would support this, but that was about as 
far as my attention went at the time ( I was working in graduating from 
college in three years, with a double major). 

Once you gave any amnesty, a precedent was formed. I get it now.

Thanks.

Ray

 


Dr. Raymond Zentz
 
It is better to die a free man, than to live, a slave.

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Clansgian AT wmconnect.com
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Sun, May 16, 2010 9:33 am
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Doomed to Repeat




> >I was a bit young in '86, and oblivious (most likely). To what 
> specificlly are you referring?
> 

In '86 we had an illegal immigrant problem, nothing on the scope of what we 
have now, but a problem none the less.

Reagan pushed through the IRCA (Immigration Reform and Contol Act) which 
admitted that the government conceded that there was little they could do 
about the illegals that were in the country at the time, so it made a quick 
path 

to legal status and citizenship for them all under the guise that this was 
it.  After that it was to be a no tolerance, iron-clad policy of cracking 
down on employers and illegals and really, really enforcing immigration laws.

The first part took effect and put some several million anchor families in 
place legally in the US.

The second part never took place.  In fact it made the situation much, much 
worse with the results we see today.

And it is true that we are poised to repeat this same mistake in spades.
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