Ronald Reagan: “The strength of our nation has never been with the Washington colony but with the American people.”

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'm sure they'll—as we will—they'll take it for what it is.

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

We understood the key to prosperity was low-inflationary growth, and we achieved it.