This wasn't a common practice in the past, so records were not well-kept, that's the best evidence that we have that this practice was not something in regular occurrence. David Bier More Quotes by David Bier More Quotes From David Bier It's totally changing the conception of what it means to be a public charge. David Bier politics It tells me that the party is more interested in reducing the number of foreigners in the United States than in reducing illegal immigration, one reason to allow people to immigrate legally is to reduce the incentives to come illegally, and so this entire portion of that immigration bill is working at cross-purposes to the goal of securing the border and reducing illegal immigration. David Bier politics I don't see any way to get back to it now that Republicans know where their base is on their issue, i would be surprised if you didn't see a more restrictive legal immigration plank than you already have in the GOP platform in 2020. David Bier politics