George H.W. Bush: “Today, our Nation continues to be inspired by the deep faith, strong family life, and hard work of Irish Americans.”

One of our major problems is, we do not have enough immigrants. We are going to have to do something about our immigration policy.

We know that free governments are the only way to ensure that the strong are just, and the weak are valued. And we know that when we lose sight of our ideals, it is not democracy that has failed. It is the failure of those charged with…

We've seen our discourse degraded by casual cruelty.

I have always contended that. And I believe that you do not have a growing dynamic economy without the creative abilities and devotion and loyalty that immigrants bring to their country.