the Conservative/ Republican standard bearer Ronald Reagan?
It was the Conservative/ Republican standard bearer Ronald Reagan that signed the bill that granted amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. (The Immigration Reform and Control Act 1986) When he signed the bill Reagan stated It will remove the incentive for illegal immigration."
Reagan signed the largest peacetime tax increase in American history into law. (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982)
Reagan negotiated with Iran and rewarded them for taking hostages by selling weapons to Iran even though they were the subject of an arms embargo.
Reagan also tried to negotiate with Iran by sending them a cake shaped like a key and autographed Bible.
The national debt almost tripled while Reagan was President.
The deficit almost tripled while Reagan was President.
He had an unemployment rate above 10% for 10 straight months. Sept. 1982 to June 1983
Ronald Reagan presided over two of the biggest currency interventions in history. Plaza Accord of 1985, when the world's major governments met to strengthen the yen and weaken the dollar and the Louvre accord of 1987.

