Ronald Reagan: “I am convinced that in an environment of free and fair trade, our manufacturing industries can meet any foreign…”

Yes, always has been.

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…

It was a message of peace.