Edwin Meese III, former U.S. attorney general under President Ronald Reagan, offers keen perspective and insight in his critique of the 1986 Reagan “amnesty” bill in a June 14 Wall Street Journal column.
Meese explains its “road to citizenship, penalties, and hurdles” comparing it to the “Gang of Eight” immigration reform group, showing their similarities. He concludes: “Ultimately it encourages millions more to risk entering the country illegally in the hope that one day they, too, might receive amnesty.”
Without a secure border, comprehensive visa overstay management, and proactive port security, we are inviting tragedy from two different directions — because we are a welfare state and from Islamic terrorism. Why must border security be held hostage to this bill?
The 9/11 tragedy should’ve taught us that the lock on our back door needs to be changed.
