Ronald Reagan: “Past Federal policy has been a part of the problem.”

We must remain strong and free of illusion.

I do hereby proclaim December 17, 1988, as Wright Brothers Day.

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…

I think he recognizes that their massive buildup has been responsible for the great economic crisis that he faces there in the Soviet Union.