[MEGoody]

Immigration is one issue that Bush roundly deserves to be in jail for, making little rocks out of big rocks, for a few years

I assume you would also have put Reagan there?

[rolling_stone]

I assume you would also have put Reagan there?

Reagan admitted his mistake and that Congress failed to perform as they promised. Bush has encouraged illegals to come here with talk of amnesty and lack of enforcement. Apples and Oranges.

[Tammy8]

The amnesty program when President Reagan was in office also provided for strict enforcement against employers of illegals and other legislation intended to halt illegal immigration. The thinking at the time was to legalize illegals that were already here and make it very tough on future illegals. This seemed like a solution at the time; which is why there was little real opposition to the program. The biggest problem was that the new laws were seen to be so harsh that they were not enforced. I don’t think President Reagan could have forseen that thinking. Politicians that are trying to do an amnesty program now should have the benefit of knowing the problems that were created as a result of the previous amnesty