Ronald Reagan: “I am saddened and disappointed that the Senate has bowed today to a campaign of political pressure and has turned down…”

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.

It was a message of peace.

But there's nothing I can say that would make the situation right.