Ronald Reagan: “I have established a national goal of assuring American competitive pre-eminence into the 21st century.”

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

It was a message of peace.

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…

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