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Honeycombe8

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4. It's complicated. But this has been done before, by Reagan. I'll look up & see

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 09:50 AM

Nov 2012

what happened in that instance.

The reason Repubs didn't want to do that is because one of the byproducts of that amnesty by Reagan was...the boom in illegal immigration that resulted. So that's why the Repubs want teh border secured FIRST, THEN give the ones here a path to citizenship.

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The Republicans have a problem lapfog_1 Nov 2012 #1

I guess I am looking at this from too much exboyfil Nov 2012 #2

You'll get no arguments from me on any of your points SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #3

It's complicated. But this has been done before, by Reagan. I'll look up & see Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #4

Wages have continued to plummet since Regan. You make his point. nt Romulox Nov 2012 #5

Sealing the border would be easy SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #7

I think that was Romney's plan for "self-deportation." Because they wouldn't be Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #8

Yes, but with no compensation SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #9

Nobody can refute your argument; corporations just want cheap labor, and are good Romulox Nov 2012 #6