Ronald Reagan: “Let us pledge that the American and Brazilian people will plant oaks for a better tomorrow, and that they will do it…”

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…

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

Let us always take with us the spirit of vision, skill, and excellence.

It was a message of peace.