Ronald Reagan: “It is my hope that agreement can be reached soon on this measure to strengthen the international nonproliferation…”

But there's nothing I can say that would make the situation right.

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

America's freedom does not belong to just one nation.

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…