Ronald Reagan: “The Communists, themselves, have shown again and again that diplomacy alone is not enough.”

I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.

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 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.