Ronald Reagan: “This legislation... is a good example of cooperation between the administration and Congress.”

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…

It was a message of peace.

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