Why did Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr. or Clinton not close the border? The illegal problem did not begin under GW. When Reagan saw all those sleeping marines blown up in their sleep in Beirut, why did he not understand the threat of terrorism and close our borders? Everyone is to blame for the failure of illegal immigration. We have not been attacked for five years on our soil, so someone must be doing something right. Throwing it all at the feet of GW is wrong.
Carter, Reagan, Bush41 and Clinton aren't President today. Bush43 is President, and he hasn't properly addressed the immigration issue for over five years. Employing 20-20 hindsight is a weak debate tactic. And taking cheap shots at Reagan solves nothing. Reagan's great challenge was fighting and winning the Cold War. The WOT was 18 years away. While the Beirut bombing took place on Reagan's watch, the attacks of 9-11 took place on Bush`s watch.