I Don't Want To Leave Manhattan, Even

I Wake Up Every Morning And Say To Myself, Well, I'm Still In New York. Thank You, God.

The Very Fact That I Became Mayor In 1977 Conveys How You Can't Figure Out What The People Will Do. Nobody Thought I Would Be Elected. When I Entered I Got Four Percent Of The Vote In The First Poll, Four Percent.

Like Many Others, I'm Deeply Sympathetic To The Huge Numbers Of People Looking To Come Here Today To Escape Suffering And Poverty In Their Own Lands. But As A Country, We Cannot Afford To Have A Total Open-door Policy Without Any Restrictions On Entry.

...what About The Millions Of Poor In This Country Who Desperately Need Assistance And Services To Help Bring Them Out Of Poverty? Shall They Go To The Back Of The Line? And Shall Those Who Have Made A Dramatic Illegal Entry, Who Would Normally Not Be Entitled To Government Assistance, Or Even Entry Itself, Be Put At The Front?

You Don't Have To Love Them. You Just Have To Respect Their Rights.