1986

#TBT: CBS Predicted Need for a Future Amnesty in 1986

After announcing the news that President Reagan had signed the 1986 Amnesty bill into law, Dan Rather on CBS News…

What True Immigration Reform Looks Like: No More Amnesties

We can create clever euphemisms, but the only people we will be fooling are ourselves. Any policy that legalizes illegal…

12 Days of Amnesty: on the 3rd Day…

On the 3rd Day of Amnesty, FAIR reminded me… Nearly 3 million illegal aliens were given amnesty in 1986. When…

FAIR Alert: Speaker Declares House Will Not Conference with Senate Amnesty Bill

You have been calling for "no conference, no amnesty," and now we are halfway there!   Yesterday, Speaker John Boehner finally…

Senators Cruz, Grassley, Sessions & Lee Voice Opposition to Gang of Eight Bill

Concerned that S.744 repeats many of the same mistakes as the 1986 amnesty bill in addition to breaking numerous promises…