I don’t recall President Reagan getting this much grief over immigration and his bill actually passed.
As a border denizen, I can tell you that the legislation that Reagan signed is responsible for the mess we have today.
I won’t forget that Congress lied to Pres. Reagan about the immigration bill they all passed, but I also won’t forget that he should’ve known better than to trust Congress. Apparently, Pres. Bush, who is actually fighting those Pres. Reagan pulled back from, doesn’t deserve any support at all because of a wall that is being built, just not fast enough for our liking (yes, it’s not fast enough for me either).
Why weren’t we demanding a wall back then? Why did we not turn our backs on Pres. Reagan when nothing happened for the 241 Marine deaths in Beirut, as some are doing even here, even now when the troops need to know that we support them AND victory? All of us here want secure borders but what good does mentioning a wall over here have to do with preventing Congress from handing over our military in the Middle East and innocent Iraqis to the terrorists?
We are all frustrated and disappointed, but that doesn’t mean we have to turn into political sharks. Take the President to task when he deserves it and support him likewise.