Immigration Quotes

A broken immigration system means broken families means broken lives. That's what is at stake.

There isn't anybody I won't talk to about immigration - at least once.

There are a lot of people who are eager to assign blame. I think we're [USA] eager to try and find some solutions. One thing that would help would be comprehensive immigration reform legislation.

I set out in television with one simple goal: to purchase a Russian bride. Didn't work out. Immigration stuff - it's complicated.

In 2007 the 'dagger' of an idea that killed President Bush's effort at reforming the immigration system was lax border security.

I think something substantial will pass out of the House at some point during this term.

Hillary Clinton is for sanctuary cities. She's for catch and release. She's for open borders. She's actually considerably to the left of President Obama on the issue of immigration.

The flow of people into the United States into slavery, it follows the other types of immigration into the United States, so people who are trying to build new lives, trying to build a better life.

The INS, by their actions, is telling would-be illegal aliens that if you don't get caught entering the U.S., we'll look the other way so you can stay.

It would cost Americans their jobs when they have to compete with millions of more [immigrants] for scarce jobs.

People are talking about immigration like it is a disease. In fact migrants pay more in than they get out.

The federal government has failed us, so we, the elected officials of small-town America, are getting tough with illegal immigration.

We have the most generous immigration policy, but what is a concern is when illegal immigrants come and undermine a variety of the systems that work in order to make our society function.

I think there are many in the Democratic Party that want immigration to be unsolved issue at least for the time being, because it's more useful as a campaign issue than it is as a solved issue.

Americans believe in the value of immigration. We are the most generous nation on earth to immigrants, allowing over one million people a year to come here legally.

And I think for some - not all - but for some Democrats, the issue of immigration is better politically if they just leave it the way it is now because they can use it against Republicans.

I do think that there has to be a legal solution, a legal solution on the part of the nation's legislative branch, an immigration proposal.

A massive immigration bill has no chance of becoming law.

I am now more sure than ever that we're going to have a bipartisan bill ... making incredible progress.

Immigration comes up, but the issue that is on everybody's mind is the economy.

Immigration is a sensitive topic.

People's position on immigration, once they get "sophisticated," and they rise to the higher levels of commentary or government, it's usually determined solely by economics. And not by anything else.

There's definitely a huge gap between the elite and public perceptions on immigration.

I want to live in a city where immigration is seen as a new source of strength.

[Donald Trump] is trying to stop immigration into the country from countries where there are major terrorist issues until we can figure out what is going on, but this seems like something else.

Jeb Bush is very good on immigration, he's very good on education. He's a smart guy.

I will do everything that is required in order to bring immigration down to a level that is manageable, that the public believe is right.

I'm not anti-immigration.

Donald Trump's always going to tell the American people where he stands. And, make no mistake about it. There's... there's been no change in the policy about ending illegal immigration in America.

[Donald Trump] will stand on the principles that have underpinned his commitment to end illegal immigration in this country. And that's what people will learn more about in the days ahead.

Securing the border is priority number one.

Those who have come to the United States illegally should not be given amnesty or an easier path to citizenship over those already in line.

An employer verification system must be implemented to ensure jobs are not given to illegal immigrants.

Federal funding for cities who consider themselves sanctuary cities should be reduced.

The United States needs to be made more appealing to legal immigrants.

The high-tech industry needs the immigration of highly qualified labor, from India, from China, from everywhere.

I intend to have protections for the L.G.B.T. community in there. I'm not going to make choices between that community and the non-L.G.B.T. community.

I regard many of the neoconservatives as personal friends, but that's not stopped them from behaving with extraordinary viciousness towards those of us who raised the immigration issue.

Not only in Canada but in other countries where we have to rely on immigration for our growth, the question of coexistence of values in communities is important. It has to be dealt with.

[Tom Cotton] is known for his efforts to scale back legal immigration. Legal. He wants to stop legal immigrants from coming to this country. That's very popular in Republican politics .

I do want to see an immigration compromise. And you can't have an immigration compromise if everybody's out there calling the president a racist.

We, as a country, have not seen a significant change in immigration policy in nearly two decades, even though all Americans agree that current immigration policy is outdated and malfunctioning.

A special pathway to citizenship is off the table... when I talk to members of the group in the Senate, they're saying that we're both saying the same thing.

The Republican candidates clashed on terrorism, immigration and foreign policy in their fifth debate.They all said President [Barack] Obama and Hillary Clinton have not kept America safe.

Arizona seeks only to enforce the nominal immigration policy of the United States. Perhaps the federal government should try it sometime.

Nobody here's for open borders. When undocumented people are apprehended, they should be sent back to wherever they came from.

I supported Arizona's immigration law by joining in that lawsuit to defend it. Every day I have Texans on that border that are doing their job.

Donald Trump is not softening his position on immigration.

People talk about immigration, but they won't talk about the corruption that actually exists between Mexico and the U.S.

We will never regain control of our borders until we have an effective employer sanctions program.