Despite attempts by some to portray 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), 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. | Despite attempts by some to portray 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), 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. |