--- title: "6 Illegal Quotes By John McCain" description: "6 Illegal quotes by John McCain. Plus more from John McCain and more Illegal sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/john-mccain-465_amnesty_3-amnesty-didn-t-mean-rewarding-illegal_62097.png" --- > [3 "amnesty" didn't mean rewarding illegal behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/3-amnesty-didn-t-mean-rewarding-illegal-behavior/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/john-mccain-465_amnesty_3-amnesty-didn-t-mean-rewarding-illegal_62097.png) > [Just stop at one of these construction sites and look and see who those workers are. They're all Hispanic ... And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/just-stop-at-one-of-these-construction-sites-and-look-and-see-who/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e7/john-mccain-465_construction_just-stop-at-one-of-these-construction-s_256995.png) > [We can't go on forever with 11 million people living in this country in the shadows in an illegal status. We cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/we-can-t-go-on-forever-with-11-million-people-living-in-this-country/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/john-mccain-465_aisle_we-can-t-go-on-forever-with-11-million-p_329071.png) > [It is illegal for children to purchase tobacco in every state in the country. And in every state ... tobacco companies have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/it-is-illegal-for-children-to-purchase-tobacco-in-every-state-in-the/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c31/john-mccain-465_children_it-is-illegal-for-children-to-purchase-t_858608.png) > [Immigration and border security remain critical issues that I am committed to addressing this year. The good news is that illegal immigration…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/immigration-and-border-security-remain-critical-issues-that-i-am/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c92/john-mccain-465_addresses_immigration-and-border-security-remain-c_1453622.png) > [But certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade, which would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/but-certainly-in-the-short-term-or-even-the-long-term-i-would-not/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/628/john-mccain-465_america_but-certainly-in-the-short-term-or-even_2793881.png) ## Other authors on Illegal ## More by John McCain > [I have the utmost confidence in General Mattis, General Flynn, General Kelly, Dan Coates. I couldn't have picked a better team. And so I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-have-the-utmost-confidence-in-general-mattis-general-flynn-general/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [Washington is a Hollywood for ugly people. Hollywood is a Washington for the simpleminded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/washington-is-a-hollywood-for-ugly-people-hollywood-is-a-washington/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [I think that it's important that we understand the importance of the Hispanic vote in America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-think-that-it-s-important-that-we-understand-the-importance-of-the/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [ I will not agree to have this bill \[to repeal DADT \] go forward, because our economy is in the tank. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-will-not-agree-to-have-this-bill-to-repeal-dadt-go-forward-because/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [I don't know a politician who enjoys fundraising. The system is such that the American people have lost faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/i-don-t-know-a-politician-who-enjoys-fundraising-the-system-is-such/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [It is perhaps my greatest hope, Mr. President, that some day we'll consider tax and spending measures with no one else in mind but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/it-is-perhaps-my-greatest-hope-mr-president-that-some-day-we-ll/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [This kind of horror has become all too familiar to us. As parents, Cindy and I offer our prayers to the memory of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/this-kind-of-horror-has-become-all-too-familiar-to-us-as-parents/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [Thousands of Americans have given their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq upholding their oaths and defending this nation. Chelsea Manning broke her oath and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/thousands-of-americans-have-given-their-lives-in-afghanistan-and-iraq/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [The truth is sometimes a hard pill to swallow. It sometimes causes us difficulties at home and abroad. It is sometimes used by our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/the-truth-is-sometimes-a-hard-pill-to-swallow-it-sometimes-causes-us/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [Countries, not just their armies, win wars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/countries-not-just-their-armies-win-wars/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [My greatest fear is the Iranians acquire a nuclear weapon and give it to a terrorist organization. And there is a real threat of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/my-greatest-fear-is-the-iranians-acquire-a-nuclear-weapon-and-give-it/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [Presidential ambition is a disease that can only be cured by embalming fluid .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/presidential-ambition-is-a-disease-that-can-only-be-cured-by/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [3 "amnesty" didn't mean rewarding illegal behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/3-amnesty-didn-t-mean-rewarding-illegal-behavior/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [On the subject of Osama bin Laden... we will track him down. We will capture him. We will bring him to justice, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/on-the-subject-of-osama-bin-laden-we-will-track-him-down-we-will/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) > [That's Joe Biden right there - unbowed, unbroken and unable to stop talking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/that-s-joe-biden-right-there-unbowed-unbroken-and-unable-to-stop/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/illegal/john-mccain/#itemlist", "name": "6 Illegal Quotes By John McCain", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "3 \"amnesty\" didn't mean rewarding illegal behavior.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John McCain" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/3-amnesty-didn-t-mean-rewarding-illegal-behavior/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/john-mccain-465_amnesty_3-amnesty-didn-t-mean-rewarding-illegal_62097.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/john-mccain-465_amnesty_3-amnesty-didn-t-mean-rewarding-illegal_62097.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/john-mccain-465_amnesty_3-amnesty-didn-t-mean-rewarding-illegal_62097.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“3 \"amnesty\" didn't mean rewarding illegal behavior.” — John McCain", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Just stop at one of these construction sites and look and see who those workers are. 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