Kansas v. Garcia: The Court Greenlights State Prosecutions of Unauthorized Workers
Propelled to office on his celebrity and a populist platform, the Republican president’s “Make America Great Again” slogan rallied his conservative base and positioned him to sign sweeping immigration legislation during his second term in office. If that last bit sounds off, it may help to clarify that the president in question was Ronald Reagan, the year was 1986, and the legislation was the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA).