Jimmy Carter actually said...

"I am not considering the reintroduction of a bracero-type program for the importation of temporary workers."

"My Administration is strongly committed to aggressive and comprehensive steps toward resolving this problem."

"I am convinced that far fewer aliens will attempt illegal entry if that opportunity is severely restricted."

"I am proposing to Congress today a set of actions to help markedly reduce the increasing flow of undocumented aliens in this country and to regulate the presence of the millions of undocumented aliens..."