Quote from rew:
You have a mighty selective memory. Yes, we always get pro-illegal alien presidents. But the only thing that stopped the Bush amnesty was the fact that the great majority of Republican congressmen voted against it. Favoring "Comprehensive Immigration Reform" (the current euphemism for amnesty) is almost a requirement for Democratic congressmen today.
BTW, Bush was a liberal on domestic policy, something the liberals hate to admit. Here are three big issues where there was complete agreement between Bush and Ted Kennedy:
Illegal alien amnesty
Medicare D prescription drug program
No Child Left Behind
When that's what we get from the "conservative" party it shows what a joke conservatism has become.
BTW, Reagan later said that his acceptance of the illegal amnesty was the greatest mistake of his political career. I guess he realized too late that the result was to lock in a Democratic majority in California, which of course was the Democrats' intention.
Finally, whenever a Republican makes noises about actually enforcing immigration law (as Romney has done lately) the press always warns about how this is going to lose him the Hispanic vote. I guess the press agrees with me that favoring breaking immigration law is the key to getting the Hispanic vote.
Reagan -Granted amnesty
Bush-tried to grant amnesty
The 2008s GOP nominee - tried to grant amnesty
Powerful GOP Senators Jon Kyl(Republican from Arizona),John Cornyn (Republican from Texas),Arlen Specter (Republican at the time from PA),and Lindsey Graham (Republican from SC ) led the fight for the amnesty bills passage
Yes some republicans voted against it after a mass of angry calls from their constituents but I disagree with labeling the democratic party the party of amnesty when every time a republican makes it to the white house they try to pass amnesty