Didn't Ronald Reagan sign the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 into law???? In case you were unaware, the Act contained the following:
* required employers to attest to their employees' immigration status, and granted amnesty to certain illegal immigrants who entered the United States before January 1, 1982 and had resided there continuously
* made it illegal to knowingly hire or recruit illegal immigrants (immigrants who do not possess lawful work authorization)
* granted a path towards legalization to certain agricultural seasonal workers and immigrants who had been continuously and illegally present in the United States since January 1, 1982
Looks like Reagan was trying to create new citizens to vote for the Republicans.
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