Ronald Reagan: “For the Congress to prohibit the issuance of such permits to those who already had obtained leases is unfair.”

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

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.

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