Ronald Reagan: “I have signed H.R. 2032, the Government Securities Act of 1986.”

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

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

That is, again, one of those things I should have said to your question.

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.