| − | Despite attempts by some to portray [[Ronald Reagan]] as a quintessential conservative, he was weak on several of the issues above, including his relative lack of pro-life nominations to the [[Supreme Court]], support for a form of [[gun control]] (in 1994 and 1986), acceptance of [[illegal immigration]] (1986 law), and criticism of [[term limit]]s for president ([[22nd Amendment]]). Also, his "[[free trade]]" policies were not helpful to the working class, and subsequent analysis of free trade shows that it caused huge [[unemployment|losses in American jobs]].<ref>http://www.epi.org/press/korus-cost-united-states-40000-jobs-korea/</ref> | + | Despite attempts by some to portray [[Ronald Reagan]] as a quintessential conservative, he was weak on several of the issues above, including his relative lack of pro-life nominations to the [[Supreme Court]], support for a form of [[gun control]] (in 1994 and 1986), acceptance of [[illegal immigration]] (1986 law), and criticism of [[term limits]] for president ([[22nd Amendment]]). Also, his "[[free trade]]" policies were not helpful to the working class, and subsequent analysis of free trade shows that it caused huge [[unemployment|losses in American jobs]].<ref>http://www.epi.org/press/korus-cost-united-states-40000-jobs-korea/</ref> |