"Our borders have overflowed with illegal immigrants placing tremendous burdens on our criminal justice system, schools and social programs...The Immigration and Naturalization Service needs the ability to step up enforcement.
"Our federal wallet is stretched to the limit by illegal aliens getting welfare, food stamps, medical care and other benefits often without paying any taxes.
Was this 'racist and bigoted' Republican Tancredo? Hayworth? Nope. It was friend of the common man and immigrant, Harry Reid, D-NV, in 1993. Wow, talk about a switch, eh?
