Ronald Reagan: “I hope that we can close ranks for the good of the country, and—once the contest is over.”

I do hereby proclaim December 17, 1988, as Wright Brothers Day.

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…

It was a message of peace.

This is a great day.