A reasonable person could support an argument to legalize people like Karina Velasco. That is what Reagan wanted but that is not what the Democrats want. They want blanket amnesty and endless government entitlements PLUS special bilingual treatment.
I am always skeptical of these types of articles. I find hard to believe that someone who put himself through college could not find the means to start the naturalization process.
The 1986 amnesty was a blanket amnesty. You had to be here at least 5 years to apply. But the process was rife with fraud with phony document mills being set up within blocks of the processing centers. The USG estimated 1 million would apply, but the true number turned out to be 2.7 million.
The 1986 amnesty was supposed to be a one time affair. The proponents promised it would never happen again.