Ronald Reagan: “The success of our farmers in marketing their production abroad has enabled this nation to sharply reduce its balance of…”

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

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…

Let us always take with us the spirit of vision, skill, and excellence.