Ronald Reagan: “Today the tax code is so voluminous and complex even the Internal Revenue Service has trouble understanding it.”

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

If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.

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…

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