1 posted on
12/13/2006 3:59:58 PM PST by
neverdem
To: neverdem
With his conviction, I always thought it was out of character for Reagan to declare amnesty for 3 million. If he were with us today, I don't think he would take the report that illegals murder 9,000 Americans a year lightly. Miss him. : (
2 posted on
12/13/2006 4:07:51 PM PST by
Tim Long
(Pro-live birth abortion Obama came to Rick Warren's church Dec. 1st. What purpose drove that?)
To: neverdem
I wonder if Edwin Meese would repeat his mistake of agreeing with the Baker Commission?
3 posted on
12/13/2006 4:13:29 PM PST by
trumandogz
(Rudy G 2008: The "G" Stands For Gun Grabbing & Gay Lovin.)
To: neverdem
Excellent column by Ed Meese. He knew Reagan probably better than any of his advisers and if he says RR wouldn't do it over then he's probably right. So Hagel, McCain, and the rest of the open border RINOs can stuff it whenever they refer to 1986.
To: neverdem
Quite a bit of speculation in this article. In my opinion of course...
5 posted on
12/13/2006 4:29:17 PM PST by
kinoxi
To: neverdem
11 posted on
12/13/2006 5:56:21 PM PST by
Pelham
(1 Billion 'Guest Workers' to do Jobs Americans Won't Do.)
To: neverdem
I hereby declare Meese to be a pumpkin-head twit, for helping to bring us a prescription for surrender in Iraq.
12 posted on
12/13/2006 6:03:42 PM PST by
BCrago66
To: neverdem
Reagan did not want to turn away people who wanted to come to America and do hard work. Reagan would not buy into the arguement that Mexicans were stealing our jobs. Reagan would have definitely supported tightened borders and controlled immigration process. Reagan would have supported some kind of compromise, but would not have gone as far as the Pense plan.
To: neverdem; gubamyster; Kimberly GG; B4Ranch; Reagan Man; janetgreen; AmericaOne; All
What would President Reagan do? For one thing, he would not repeat the mistakes of the past, including those of his own administration. He knew that secure borders are vital, and would now insist on meeting that priority first. He would seek to strengthen the enforcement of existing immigration laws. He would employ new toolslike biometric technology for identification, and cameras, sensors and satellites to monitor the borderthat make enforcement and verification less onerous and more effective. One idea President Reagan had at the time that we might also try improving on is to create a pilot program that would allow genuinely temporary workers to come to the United Statesa reasonable program consistent with security and open to the needs and dynamics of our market economy. And what about those already here? Today it seems to me that the fair policy, one that will not encourage further illegal immigration, is to give those here illegally the opportunity to correct their status by returning to their country of origin and getting in line with everyone else. This, along with serious enforcement and control of the illegal inflow at the bordera combination of incentives and disincentiveswill significantly reduce over time our population of illegal immigrants.The open border minority will now crucify Ed Meese, who knew Reagan a LOT better than any of them. This should put the dumb question about Reagan to rest, but it won't just like they won't allow that border to be secured no matter how many facts and tragedies are thrown in front of them.
15 posted on
12/13/2006 6:49:04 PM PST by
WatchingInAmazement
("Nothing is more expensive than cheap labor," prof. Vernon Briggs, labor economist Cornell Un.)
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To: neverdem
19 posted on
12/14/2006 12:16:54 AM PST by
dennisw
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