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Bennie Thompson: “Ironically, the last real amnesty was championed by President Ronald Reagan, a hero to many of my Republican colleagues.”

On the recordOctober 3, 2011
Ironically, the last real amnesty was championed by President Ronald Reagan, a hero to many of my Republican colleagues.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Thompson points out the irony of Reagan's past amnesty in current immigration debates.

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