Ronald Reagan: “We're gratified that at this time Algerian students are studying at American universities and technical institutes.”

It was a message of peace.

America is the shining city on the hill. Welcome all who enter to follow their dreams.

Well, that wasn't a proposal. That was a decision that has been made.

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…