[Arm_Bears]

I was around in 1986 as well, and my memory is that this bill was peddled as the final solution to the immigration mess—Once passed, we’d never have to deal with the issue again.

Worked out pretty well, huh?

[Oldexpat]

I was around then and I remember people departing for the US from Asia after the bill passed with every intention of using fraudulent means to prove they were here in 82. And it worked. Lots of immigrants used false or borrowed documents..even new ID’s to get their permanent residence. There was very little review of the documents. I’m sure the same thing will happen again. It is simply too many people to process and it is to easy to come up with false documents.
Document fraud is already a big factor in our immigration problems..this will just make it more possible.

[VeniVidiVici]

Once passed, we’d never have to deal with the issue again.

Yup. The lead communist in the Democrat Party Ted Kennedy himself spoke those same words in 1986.