[Coop]

I will take Ronald Reagan's idea of Conservatism over President Bush's compassionate Conservatism any day of the week.

So you approve of the 1986 Amnesty plan (IRCA)? How refreshing! :-)

[conservativecorner]

No I don't. He was also a Lame Duck President when he did the Amnesty deal. The big difference of course is that back then the number was 1 million [it turned out to 3 million] while today we are talking 11 to 12 million [Bear Stearns puts the number at 18 to 20 million]. Even my hero waited until he didn't have to face voters for the Amnesty Plan of 1986. Let me also mention that the national security risk is also much greater today then in 1986. We hadn't lost the World Trade Center, the destruction of part of the Pentagon or any of the other terrorist acts IN OUR COUNTRY. If you like an open border, so be it, but you are ignoring a glaring hole in our national security.

By the way:

Car thieves are car thieves, not undocumented motor vehicle operators. Trespassers are trespassers, not undocumented easement holders. If you take property from a store without a receipt, you are a thief, not an undocumented possessor of property

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

So you approve of the 1986 Amnesty plan (IRCA)? How refreshing! :-)

As far as I know, later on in his life, Reagan regretted doing that.