Video of the Week: How the GOP Used to Address Immigration Issues

George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question from the audience about illegal immigration at a primary debate sponsored by the League of Woman voters and moderated by Howard K Smith in 1980.

...But let's not get carried away. The reason Reagan wanted to take down the border fence was that he favored more cheap "stoop" labor for his agribusiness pals. (Associated Press, September 16, 1980) pic.twitter.com/NQ9DN0VjKJ
— Rick Perlstein (@rickperlstein) June 25, 2018

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