Ronald Reagan: “Speaking for all Americans on our side of the border, the best part for us is simply our good fortune to share this…”

Yes, always has been.

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…

Neither treaty has been ratified because they were not verifiable in their original form.

I think he recognizes that their massive buildup has been responsible for the great economic crisis that he faces there in the Soviet Union.