Ronald Reagan: “I look forward with special pleasure to my visit to France, America's oldest ally.”

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

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…

I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.