Ronald Reagan: “The danger that we're in today was voiced by Dwight Eisenhower in a letter to a publisher back in 1956.”

Rather than making them or talking about putting up a fence, why don’t we work out some recognition of our mutual problems, make it possible for them to come here legally with a work permit, and then, while they’re working and earning…

America is the shining city on the hill. Welcome all who enter to follow their dreams.

Let us always take with us the spirit of vision, skill, and excellence.

It was a message of peace.