On the recordMarch 18, 1984
America needs jobs and opportunity, not make-work and handouts.
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presidency.ucsb.eduAmerica needs jobs and opportunity, not make-work and handouts.
Text of the President's Remarks During a Meeting With Cuban-American Leaders
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