Ronald Reagan: “And in this love of liberty, you who are Americans of Mexican descent link our two peoples.”

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…

America's freedom does not belong to just one nation.

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

But there's nothing I can say that would make the situation right.