"John Gilmer" wrote in message
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On 6/27/2010 10:58 PM, Mike wrote:
you and other proto crypto dimwits ought to check out Reagan on
immigration.

Reagan screwed up more than immigration. If you look closely enough
I don't think you'll find any president who didn't make some
significant bad calls.

Ike's administration understood the problem.

There was a program in place to import seasonal workers from Mexico and
send them back home when the crop was in.

When too many illegals cross the border with Mexico, he instituted
"Project Wetback" to reduce the flow.

The JFK administration decided to open the gates to legals and illegals.

It cut back the programs that provided for seasonal workers (it was
"demeaning" to the Mexicans) and, thus, created a BIG demand for the
illegals.


when do you think all this started?

The "modern" problem required a modern economy. In the 18th Century, for
example, the idea of masses of "seasonal workers" could not have been
made to work.

But even in colonial times, folks were suspecious of too many "new" people
who were like themselves. Xenophobia has been around for a long time and
with good reason.



Was not Ike. Program started in 1942 when lots of people from the farm went
to war as soldiers and the Japanese in the West were interred. Was the
Bracero Program and allowed 3 and 6 month work visas. Were not all for farm
labor. I worked with. some in a lumber mill making pallets. 1857-1960.
Was ended .because the do gooders said the migrant farm workers had to live
in demeaning conditions. Instead of making the farmers that supplied
housing, supply livable housing, they killed the program. We could end
illegal immigration in 30 days by instituting a visiting worker visa for
those without a college degree (H-1 visa allows that now).