Ronald Reagan: “I encourage the people of the United States to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies, programs and activities.”

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

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

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.