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azlatina

(64 posts) Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:08 AM Nov 2024

Amnesty!!

I think Joe Biden’s final act should be to grant amnesty to all the undocumented people in our country…like reagan did.

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Amnesty!! (Original Post) azlatina Nov 2024 OP

Reagan didn't grant amnesty to all undocumented people onenote Nov 2024 #1

Can't be done without congress or it would've been done in 2004 or thereabouts awesomerwb1 Nov 2024 #2

onenote

(46,067 posts)

1. Reagan didn't grant amnesty to all undocumented people

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Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:16 AM

Nov 2024

Congress passed legislation granting amnesty to undocumented immigrants who met certain criteria. Because the legislation didn't address the status of minor children of the undocumented immigrants eligible for amnesty, Reagan used his executive power authority to deal with that gap.

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awesomerwb1

(5,044 posts)

2. Can't be done without congress or it would've been done in 2004 or thereabouts