claim: under president ronald reagan, illegal immigrants "were not pouring in like" they are now.
author: deirdre imus
evidence_1: dec 21, 2018 ... contrary to the president's tweet, reagan did not fight for wall or ... the fix  analysis ... should “illegal aliens,” the crowd member asked, be allowed to attend  u.s. public schools? ... and when they want to go back they can go back. ... and  is now a senior fellow at the bipartisan migration policy institute, said ...
evidence_2: jul 4, 2010 ... the bill made nearly 3 million illegal immigrants eligible for amnesty -- a word not  usually associated with the father of modern conservatism ... nowadays,  conservative commentators like glenn beck and rush limbaugh often invoke the  ... "it was in ronald reagan's bones -- it was part of his understanding ...
evidence_3: jan 30, 2013 ... so why will today's be any different? ... that bill, signed by ronald reagan,  looked a lot like the proposals being put forward today. there was a path to  citizenship for existing illegal immigrants, coupled with tighter border  enforcement. ... so here's a look at what the immigration reform and control act  of ...
evidence_4: apr 28, 2016 ... the immigration reform hillary clinton wants could be limited — or even ... bill —  the illegal immigration reform and immigrant responsibility act — hasn't. ... as  the 1986 "amnesty" law, signed by president reagan, which is why he gets ...  and before iirira, it was true regardless of whether or not you were ...
evidence_5: feb 3, 2013 ... “i believe in the idea of amnesty,” president ronald reagan said ... that drives a " border-first" mentality today, even as the government has ... c., who is among the  bipartisan gang of 8 working toward a bill. ... want more stories like this? ... the  tsunami of illegal immigrants did not begin until the 1990s, ...