Reagen was Amnesty too.
The conservatives can kill this amnesty thing by creating a fast track ‘instant work visa” program. They stay illegal, no amnesty and we get the Hispanic vote, tax them and create a “true path’ to legal immigration.
I’d be mighty nervous about that unless and until sociological studies by conservative think tanks show any significant chance this would tilt the new people to the GOP in gratitude. Once they’re in, they can toss the GOP away like a McDLT wrapper.