Ronald Reagan: “I urge the Senate and then the House to pass the bill swiftly.”

The objective of the United States remains, as always, a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

We must remain strong and free of illusion.

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…

We have not come this far through lack of strength or any weakness in our resolve, nor has there been anything inevitable about what we've achieved.