[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Charlie Kirk [@charliekirk11](/creator/twitter/charliekirk11) on x 5.2M followers Created: 2025-07-07 16:21:26 UTC While people are distracted by the holidays and the Big Beautiful Bill, there is another serious push for immigration amnesty in Washington. You'll hear the same lines we've always heard: Crops rotting in the field, economic collapse, global hunger, and more (even though countless other countries harvest plenty of food without needed imported serf labor) Here’s the key thing to know: We’ve seen this EXACT same script run before. Literally, the same one. The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, better known as the “Reagan Amnesty,” gave a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who worked as farm laborers. The 1986 bill, we were told, was a deal: We’d give amnesty to some illegal immigrants already in America, but in return we would get real border security for the future. You already know how that turned out: We got all the amnesty, but none of the security. In fact, we got far more amnesty than expected. The original proposal for the 1986 bill was to create a large pool of legal, seasonal guest workers who could come to America for the agricultural season, then return home. But then, 35-year-old House member Chuck Schumer swooped in. Schumer introduced an amendment that gave a free path to citizenship for any person in America illegally who had recently spent at least XX days working in agriculture. The New York Times, which actually claimed to view illegal immigration as a problem then, said Schumer’s amendment was worth it. Since only XX percent of illegals worked in agriculture, they said, amnesty for those XX percent was, quote, “a tolerable price for controlling the other XX percent.” So, how did that turn out? Well, in the end, it wasn’t a few hundred thousand people who got amnesty. It was X million people. Doubtless, some of them were never agricultural workers at all, or weren’t covered by the bill’s provisions. But once the path to amnesty and citizenship was there, it was easy to exploit. Those X million amnesties in turn led to millions of additional people coming into the U.S. via family reunification and chain migration: One amnestied worker later bringing in his wife, his children, his parents, his brother, and so on. So, what happened with the border security part? It never happened. The 1986 bill was the first federal law to impose penalties for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants. Those laws still exist. But they simply go unenforced. Employers ignore them and almost never face consequences. The border itself was never secured. By the late 90s, illegal immigration was at higher levels than ever before. And by the way, part of the argument for the amnesty was that it would create a pool of legal US citizens to be agricultural laborers, so illegals wouldn’t be sought out anymore. Yet almost immediately, they just started bringing in MORE illegals. And where we are, XX years later, and they’re demanding another, even bigger amnesty. For the people who want a great replacement, it was one of their biggest victories ever. They got amnesty for millions of criminals, and in return they gave promises they never delivered on. Now, they think they can pull off the same scam again. XXXXXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [countries](/topic/countries) [Post Link](https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1942257662282117514)
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Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11 on x 5.2M followers
Created: 2025-07-07 16:21:26 UTC
While people are distracted by the holidays and the Big Beautiful Bill, there is another serious push for immigration amnesty in Washington.
You'll hear the same lines we've always heard: Crops rotting in the field, economic collapse, global hunger, and more (even though countless other countries harvest plenty of food without needed imported serf labor)
Here’s the key thing to know: We’ve seen this EXACT same script run before. Literally, the same one. The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, better known as the “Reagan Amnesty,” gave a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who worked as farm laborers.
The 1986 bill, we were told, was a deal: We’d give amnesty to some illegal immigrants already in America, but in return we would get real border security for the future.
You already know how that turned out: We got all the amnesty, but none of the security. In fact, we got far more amnesty than expected.
The original proposal for the 1986 bill was to create a large pool of legal, seasonal guest workers who could come to America for the agricultural season, then return home. But then, 35-year-old House member Chuck Schumer swooped in. Schumer introduced an amendment that gave a free path to citizenship for any person in America illegally who had recently spent at least XX days working in agriculture.
The New York Times, which actually claimed to view illegal immigration as a problem then, said Schumer’s amendment was worth it. Since only XX percent of illegals worked in agriculture, they said, amnesty for those XX percent was, quote, “a tolerable price for controlling the other XX percent.”
So, how did that turn out? Well, in the end, it wasn’t a few hundred thousand people who got amnesty. It was X million people. Doubtless, some of them were never agricultural workers at all, or weren’t covered by the bill’s provisions. But once the path to amnesty and citizenship was there, it was easy to exploit. Those X million amnesties in turn led to millions of additional people coming into the U.S. via family reunification and chain migration: One amnestied worker later bringing in his wife, his children, his parents, his brother, and so on.
So, what happened with the border security part? It never happened. The 1986 bill was the first federal law to impose penalties for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants. Those laws still exist. But they simply go unenforced. Employers ignore them and almost never face consequences.
The border itself was never secured. By the late 90s, illegal immigration was at higher levels than ever before. And by the way, part of the argument for the amnesty was that it would create a pool of legal US citizens to be agricultural laborers, so illegals wouldn’t be sought out anymore. Yet almost immediately, they just started bringing in MORE illegals. And where we are, XX years later, and they’re demanding another, even bigger amnesty.
For the people who want a great replacement, it was one of their biggest victories ever. They got amnesty for millions of criminals, and in return they gave promises they never delivered on.
Now, they think they can pull off the same scam again.
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