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The 1986 amnesty wasn't the only time the Federal government made us assurances or promises it would do something about illegal immigration. In 1993, we were told the NAFTA treaty would develop the Mexican economy, modernizing it, and providing jobs for all the Mexicans would otherwise try to enter the US illegally for work. Instead, it made the narco-terrorist, upper-class Herrenvolk of Mexico richer with maquiladora and agribusiness deals, and increased drug traffic from Mexico through increased cross-border transport. And the volume of illegals kept going up.

In November 1994, in response to Prop. 187, the re-election of the otherwise unpopular Republican governor Pete Wilson on an explicit anti-illegal alien platform, and the loss of the California Legislature to the Republicans, I remember Clintigula unctuously promising increased border controls to stem the flow of illegals. The flow was merely diverted from the San Ysidro checkpoints further east into the desert. And the flow of illegals continued to increase.

Our immigration policy isn't made in Washington DC by Americans---it's made in Mexico City by Mexicans. I don't want to ruled from Mexico City---I thought the US won that war with Mexico 150 years ago.

"......In 1993, we were told the NAFTA treaty would develop the Mexican economy, modernizing it, and providing jobs for all the Mexicans would otherwise try to enter the US illegally for work. Instead......."

I completely forgot about THAT 'talking point'! Yes, agreed.