A Reagan Legacy: He granted Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants. THE Selective memory of the GOP of today forgets what their idol did!

FROM NPR  As the nation's attention turns back to the fractured debate over immigration, it might be helpful to remember that in 1986, Ronald Reagan signed a sweeping immigration reform bill into law. It was sold as a crackdown: There would be tighter security at the Mexican border, and employers would face strict penalties for hiring undocumented workers.

 

they even have a saying: WHAT WOULD REAGAN DO?? Well... he'd pass the DREAM ACT you ignant right wing f*ckatards!

 

But the bill also made any immigrant who'd entered the country before 1982 eligible for amnesty — a word not usually associated with the father of modern conservatism.

In his renewed push for an immigration overhaul this week, President Obama called for Republican support for a bill to address the growing population of illegal immigrants in the country. This time, however, Republicans know better than to tread near the politically toxic A-word.

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