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Offline American Girl

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Excerpt from the article:

A resurfaced video featuring former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush has sparked renewed debate over the Republican Party’s historical stance on immigration. In the video, Reagan and Bush are seen advocating for open borders and expressing sympathetic views toward migration—positions that starkly contrast with the GOP’s more recent rhetoric on immigration.

During the clip, Bush is asked whether children of illegal aliens should be allowed to attend public schools in Texas for free. His response, along with Reagan’s interjections, reveals a soft stance on illegal immigration, with Bush emphasizing the need for a solution that caters to “labor needs”—a clear nod to the corporate demand for cheap labor.

“These are good people! Strong people! Part of my family is a Mexican!” Bush declares, highlighting his personal connection to the issue. Reagan, not to be outdone, adds, “They’re talking about putting up a fence. Why don’t we work out some recognition of our mutual problems, make it possible for them to come here with a work permit, and then while they’re working and earning here, they pay taxes here. And when they want to go back, they can go back. And open the border both ways.”



That was Bushian globalism, which has not worked out. Led us to Obama and his nightmare presidency.

There are 20 non-Americans for every American so allowing his excess immigration policy just keeps warping away from the ideas that made the country a success.


https://www.usasupreme.com/resurfaced-video-of-ronald-reagan-and-george-hw-bush-praising-open-borders-and-migration-reveals-longstanding-alliance-between-dems-and-neocons/

Offline Weird Tolkienish Figure

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Reagan actually signed an amnesty in the 80's didn't he? Last one we have passed I believe.

Offline DefiantMassRINO

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Amnesty was granted to 11 million illegal immigrants with the understanding there would be increased enforcement of immigration law.

This is when employers were required to verify the legal residency of new hires , Form I-9.

Needless to say, the ball was dropped on enforcement.  We won't repeat that mistake again.  No amnesty for anyone, ever.

As an alleged nation of laws, those who follow the law should be rewarded, and those who don't should be punished.

Our current system is ass-backwards - it rewards lawbreakers and punishes those following the law ... illegal immigrants get to cut the line in front of US citizens and legal US residents.
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Offline PeteS in CA

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Does the OP clickbait site differentiate between legal immigration and illegal immigration? I won't give them a click to learn if they did.

I have zero problems with legal immigration. Many/most of my coworkers are immigrants here legally. My grandparents were legal immigrants. Yada, yada, yada.
I am not and never have been a leftist.

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Millions now living should have died. Anti-Covid-Vaxxer ghouls hardest hit.

Offline IsailedawayfromFR

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The headline is fake.

Listen to what Reagan said.

Reagan in the video only said we could live with open borders IF people did it legally.
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Offline Hoodat

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Open borders aren't the problem.  Encouraging people to illegally enter by offering them billions of dollars in free shit is the problem.
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Offline ScottinVA

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Reagan actually signed an amnesty in the 80's didn't he? Last one we have passed I believe.

He did.  The Simpson-Mazzoli Act allowed the then-2.8 million illegals to apply for amnesty, in a deal with the dems who were to vastly increase border security as part of the agreement.  The amnesty came, but the dems shivved Reagan on the border security piece.  He later repeatedly said that he deeply regretted making that bargain and never trusted the dems again.

Offline PeteS in CA

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The headline is fake.

Listen to what Reagan said.

Reagan in the video only said we could live with open borders IF people did it legally.

Gee, what a non-surprise. Reagan favored LEGAL immigration? Shocking!!! You'd almost think that some of his grandparents and great-grandparents were legal immigrants ... which they were.

If the OP-linked site being pop-up- and ad-infested doesn't discourage clicking links from the site, maybe the falsehood of this article - whether intentional or sloppy - will be more persuasive.
I am not and never have been a leftist.

If, as anti-Covid-vaxxers claim, https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/robert-f-kennedy-jr-said-the-covid-19-vaccine-is-the-deadliest-vaccine-ever-made-thats-not-true/ , https://gospelnewsnetwork.org/2021/11/23/covid-shots-are-the-deadliest-vaccines-in-medical-history/ , The Vaccine is deadly, where in the US have Pfizer and Moderna hidden the millions of bodies of those who died of "vaccine injury"?

Millions now living should have died. Anti-Covid-Vaxxer ghouls hardest hit.