Ronald Reagan: “The old welfare state didn't work; America needs new approaches.”

I am delighted that later today I'll have the opportunity to welcome President Gorbachev to the United States and extend to him the hospitality and good wishes of the American people.

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

I'm sure they'll—as we will—they'll take it for what it is.

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