Ronald Reagan in Immigration Wars, by Jeb Bush

On Immigration: 1986 IRCA: amnesty in exchange for tough border & penalties

Rising levels of illegal immigration [led to] the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). It provided amnesty for 3 million illegal immigrants, in return for increased border security and penalties for companies "knowingly" hiring illegal immigrants. Aside from creating the H-2A visa for seasonal employment, IRCA failed to create new avenues for legal immigration. The combination of amnesty and inadequate avenues for legal immigration exacerbated the problem of illegal immigration. Source: Immigration Wars, by Jeb Bush, p.133-134 Mar 5, 2013

On Immigration: Latinos are Republicans; they just don't know it yet

Republicans need not abandon or compromise their principles to attract Hispanic support--to the contrary, their best electoral strategy is to emphasize common conservative values.

Ronald Reagan once famously quipped that "Latinos are Republicans. They just don't know it yet." The Republican Party's overriding priority in the years ahead must be to expand and diversify its shrinking demographic base, embracing immigrants generally and Hispanics in particular.

Source: Immigration Wars, by Jeb Bush, p.206 Mar 5, 2013

The above quotations are from Immigration Wars Forging An American Solution, by Gov. Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick. Click here for main summary page. Click here for a profile of Ronald Reagan. Click here for Ronald Reagan on all issues.
*Ronald Reagan on other issues:*
Abortion Budget/Economy Civil Rights Corporations Crime Drugs Education Energy/Oil Environment Families Foreign Policy Free Trade	Govt. Reform Gun Control Health Care Homeland Security Immigration Jobs Principles/Values Social Security Tax Reform Technology/Infrastructure War/Iraq/Mideast Welfare/Poverty
Please consider a donation to OnTheIssues.org! Click for details -- or send donations to: 1770 Mass Ave. #630, Cambridge MA 02140 E-mail: submit@OnTheIssues.org (We rely on your support!)

Page last updated: Feb 06, 2014