The President's News Conference
03/18/1987
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
Rather than making them or talking about putting up a fence, why don’t we work out some recognition of our mutual proble...
If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.
Until next week, thanks for listening, and God bless you.
The strength of our nation has never been with the Washington colony but with the American people.