Ronald Reagan: “The people of Nicaragua...have a sacred right to struggle for freedom.”

I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.

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

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's freedom does not belong to just one nation.