The only social medium I frequent is Twitter (X) and of late I keep seeing rumors of a mass amnesty that unnamed persons are trying to foist on Donald Trump and the rest of America. The rumors are always presented as fourth- or fifth-hand information. So, I was encouraged by this headline in the U.K. Daily Mail,
Mass deportations to escalate as Trump vows ‘there will be no amnesty’ for migrants.
The Daily Mail continues,
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday there would be no amnesty for illegal immigrants working on farms and in the service industries.
The rumors I’ve seen floating in the more feverish precincts of X hinted at a much bigger amnesty, 1986 style, involving tens of millions illegal aliens. The Daily Mail reports that the 1986 amnesty under Ronald Reagan involved a mere 2.7 million. Of course, it likely inspired millions more to move to America, hoping for a repeat
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance..