Ronald Reagan: “If democracy is to have any chance at all, we must back up those who are fighting for freedom and back them with the…”

America is the shining city on the hill. Welcome all who enter to follow their dreams.

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

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…

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