It is both a right and a responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national interest. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
...for the system to be credible, people actually have to be deported at the end of the process. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
One thing is very clear: Illegal immigrants are not entitled to benefits. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
We can certainly defuse the intensity of the anti-immigrant feeling if we can bring some reality to the discussion by showing that… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
Credibility in immigration policy can be summed up in one sentence: Those who should get in, get in; those who should be… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
For our immigration policy to make sense, it is necessary to make distinctions between those who obey the law, and those who… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
I spent my entire career trying to protect the Constitution, the civil rights and the civil liberties of American citizens and people… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
Americanization means the process of becoming an American. It means civic incorporation, becoming a part of the polity - becoming one of… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
The Commission agrees that the federal government should help alleviate these costs. The best way to do so is to reduce illegal… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
...we must face the fact that unilateral action on the part of the United States will never be enough to stop illegal… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
I do not bring any professional knowledge of the issue to bear, but what I do bring to my consideration of immigration… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
The Commission endorses prevention as the principal strategy to use in deterring illegal entries. We applaud the efforts of innovative Border Patrol… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when change we… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
We believe that the people are the source of all governmental power; that the authority of the people is to be extended, not restricted. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
If you had to work in the environment of Washington, D.C., as I do, and watch those men who are so imprisoned and so… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
All my growth and development led me to believe that if you really do the right thing, and if you play by the rules,… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment, inflation... but we are attempting on a larger scale… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total, and I am not going to sit here and be an… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
...for the system to be credible, people actually have to be deported at the end of the process. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
I have faith in young people because I know the strongest emotions which prevail are those of love and caring and belief and tolerance. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
One thing is very clear: Illegal immigrants are not entitled to benefits. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
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