Ronald Reagan actually said...

"Today, we take an important step to ensure our nation’s future by appointing these dedicated individuals."

"Most of them entered under the shadow of the statue and were processed into the United States, as we know, through Ellis Island."

"I can't help but believe—you can call it mysticism if you will—that God must have placed this land here between the oceans to be found by a certain kind of people."

"Today we declare that no longer functioning as it is, Ellis Island as a processing center, its contribution is not over."