It was soft on enforcement and weak on legal reforms. We believed a legalization component was in the best interest of the country. The American people. myself included. thought that illegal immigration would decline with an amnesty program. We were wrong. The 1986 legislation failed us. as well intended as it was. That was not a bill that went through very quickly. That bill was worked on over a period of 6 years. as we have been working on other immigration legislation at least over a 3- or 4year period of time. Today we are back as a body we call the Senate to put another bandaid on this issue. I dont blame the American people for being angry or rejecting the promises some are making that we will enforce our laws from now forward because I heard that same thing in 1986from now forward.
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