Ronald Reagan: “Mr. President, I am exceptionally pleased to make the acquaintance of our new friend am I pronouncing it right?—Jayathu.”

Are you better off than you were four years ago?

This is a great day.

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…

If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.