He was hoodwinked, look at the speech he delivered in July of 1981, well before that bill. It included this paragraph:
- Illegal immigrants in considerable numbers have become productive members of our society and are a basic part of our work force. Those who have established equities in the United States should be recognized and accorded legal status. At the same time, in so doing, we must not encourage illegal immigration.
Statement on United States Immigration and Refugee Policy
www.reaganlibrary.gov
Look at the rest of the speech. A far cry from Trump.
As to the military/intervention, Beirut, Granada, Libya bombings. We sent troops into Honduras in 87, and used naval against Iran in 88. Mas is who I was responding to, take that into account with this list.