Reagan did not give blanket amnesty to all illegals living here. The provisions of the Simpson-Mazoli amendment only provided amnesty/legalization to some illegals, depending on their line of work and length of stay, they had to provide proof of employment, they could not have actually been convicted of felonies, etc. Congressman JD Hayworth in his book chronicles some of the fraud committed by illegals just so they could claim to have met the amnesty requirements specified by the '86 legislation. It's not my fault that you are ignorant of the facts.
Here is previous post by our good friend Sabertooth that covered this very topic :
Reagan Amnesty Pop Quiz – Answer Sheet
1. The Reagan Amnesty granted a blanket Amnesty to Illegal Aliens.
FALSE
The Reagan Amnesty wasn’t for all Illegal Aliens, there were many requirements that had to be met for Illegals to be eligible. Among them were certain residency requirements, no felony convictions, less than three misdemeanor convictions, medical examinations, etc. They can be found in the following subsection:
"Sec. 245A. (a) Temporary Resident Status.--The Attorney General shall adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for temporary residence if the alien meets the following requirements:
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AND no matter how you spin it, Dubya will never be considered as great a President as Jefferson was. Period. Now crawl back in your hole...
I'm so glad that you've decided to have your own little made up argument over Jefferson; how precious. But I doubt that you actually know all that much about the man and his presidency. You've yet to refute the accurate facts I have posted about him.
But, still and all, that has NOTHING to do with this thread's topic, which you have embarrassingly ignored utterly.