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Dana Rohrabacher: I remember the 1986 bill. That is the one that granted amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants and sent the message…

On the recordSeptember 25, 1996
I remember the 1986 bill. That is the one that granted amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants and sent the message out to all the people in the world, ``Come to the United States because if you get in, eventually they're going to wear down and they're going to give you amnesty.'' That bill precipitated this flaw.
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Dana Rohrabacher
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of the 1986 immigration reform bill.

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