Ronald Reagan: “I look forward to cooperating with the Congress in pursuit of our mutual, overriding aim of peace and stability in the…”

The pursuit of peace is, of course, always in season.

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…

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

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.