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50 years since Reagan's Greatest Speech
Posted on 8/19/26 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 8/19/26 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 8/19/26 at 6:02 pm to prplhze2000
Another anniversary by this hero coming in a few months
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Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), signed by President Ronald Reagan on November 6, 1986. This legislation is the most significant U.S. immigration reform in history, providing a one-time legalization program for undocumented immigrants who had entered the country before January 1, 1982.
The amnesty provision allowed approximately 2.7 to 3 million individuals to secure legal status, including permanent residency (green cards), by meeting specific criteria
Posted on 8/19/26 at 6:03 pm to prplhze2000
The Great Communicator. 
Posted on 8/19/26 at 6:07 pm to prplhze2000
The Great Illegal Alienator
Posted on 8/19/26 at 6:31 pm to prplhze2000
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50 years since Reagan's Greatest Speech
I was 9 years old, so I can't say I remember it.
Posted on 8/19/26 at 6:32 pm to prplhze2000
Feels like no more than 40.
Posted on 8/19/26 at 6:35 pm to pochejp
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was 9 years old, so I can't say I remember it.
I was 7. Actually, that is the first time I have seen this speech. Damn he was the GOAT when communicating.
Posted on 8/19/26 at 6:37 pm to Bestbank Tiger
It's June 2037 already?
So the speech was in June of 1976. Let me start counting my fingers and toes, be back in a minute.
So the speech was in June of 1976. Let me start counting my fingers and toes, be back in a minute.
Posted on 8/19/26 at 6:41 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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It's June 2037 already?
Maybe you should enroll in Mississippi grade school for mathematics. They say it leads the nation.
Posted on 8/19/26 at 6:54 pm to prplhze2000
2nd only to Teddy Roosevelt!

Posted on 8/19/26 at 6:59 pm to Warboo
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Maybe you should enroll in Mississippi grade school for mathematics. They say it leads the nation.
You might want to subtract 50 from 2037 and see if he said anything significant that year...
Posted on 8/19/26 at 6:59 pm to Warboo
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the speech was in June of 1976. Let me start counting my fingers and toes, be back in a minute.
His greatest speech was June 1987.
Posted on 8/19/26 at 7:01 pm to prplhze2000
He had his moments. Not perfect by any means.
The best prez. in my life time for sure.
The best prez. in my life time for sure.
Posted on 8/19/26 at 7:04 pm to prplhze2000
Is this the speech where he gives amnesty to 25 million illegals
Posted on 8/19/26 at 7:04 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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His greatest speech was June 1987.
The speech in the video posted above was from June 1976.
Posted on 8/19/26 at 7:41 pm to Sweep Da Leg
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That was outstanding
and still relevant
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