Ronald Reagan: “Now is the time to get control of our budget, cut tax rates still further, and keep the cycle of prosperity going.”

I am delighted that later today I'll have the opportunity to welcome President Gorbachev to the United States and extend to him the hospitality and good wishes of the American people.

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

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…

The objective of the United States remains, as always, a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.