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A bit absurd, if you ask me. Yes, all men are created equal. No, everyone in the world cannot come live in the USA.

To take a speech where President Reagan described an idealized vision for the world based on the freedoms we have here in the USA, and then use that as an argument that President Reagan was in favor of dismantling our system of immigration control is stretching it a more than a bit. It is completely over the top.

The shining city is America, not the world, and Reagan said "the doors were open to anyone with the will and heart to get there." Reagan was the first President to offer amnesty to illegal immigrants. His words reflect the words on the base of the Statue of Liberty. I repeat... I don't think you know very much about Ronald Reagan.

You are telling me that Ronald Reagan issued an open-ended invitation for any illegal immigrant who so desired to come here to live and work. In my 50 years of life here on this planet, including several years of working in the admissions unit of a state mental hospital, I have learned that there are some people with whom arguing is simply a waste of time. And I'm not going to argue with you.

I will say that if I had known President Reagan had no respect for our borders or our laws I would not have voted for him - especially the second time.