https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/12/assimilation-not-amnesty/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:22:03 -0400<![CDATA[Not one of those amnesties was associated with a decline in illegal immigration. On the contrary, the number of illegal aliens in the U.S. has tripled since President Reagan signed the first amnesty in 1986. The total effect of the amnesties was even larger because relatives later joined amnesty recipients, and this number was multiplied by an unknown number of children born to amnesty recipients who then acquired automatic US citizenship.]]>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:05:05 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/12/assimilation-not-amnesty-n97417