Immigration Quotes · Page 27

I think it's so important we're a nation of laws but also a nation of immigrants.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Conscientious people like structure, so for them, a solution to immigration should be orderly, and a wall embodied that.

— Christopher Wylie

We must curtail the flow of illegal immigrants across the Mexican border.

— Zach Wamp

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

— Mitt Romney

“Confession is good for the soul even after the soul has been claimed” (p. 381).”

— Mona Rodriguez FORTY YEARS IN A DAY

I believe in a big Australia. I am an advocate for an ambitious immigration program.

— Frank Lowy

Mexican police will round up illegal American migrants surging into Mexico seeking work as field hands.

— Michael Oppenheimer

When was the last time you heard news accounts of a boatload of American refugees arrive on the shores of another country?

— Marco Rubio

Trump's immigration positions do not deserve a response because they are so outlandish. If you force me to give you three words…

— Bill Richardson

In Washington State, the immigrant population has grown by 42 percent in the five years between 2000 and 2005 - which is…

— Dave Reichert

America is a melting pot of immigrants. So actually, if you took all of the immigrants outside of America, you'd be missing…

— Wyclef Jean

If the penalty for hiring illegals is just a fine, it becomes a business decision. But if the penalty is jail time,…

— Jose Ferreira

There is, of course, a legitimate argument for some limitation upon immigration. We no longer need settlers for virgin lands, and our…

— John F. Kennedy

We're at a point right now in our development in this country - setting the immigration issue aside - that you can't…

— Jimmy Smits

Although it's the second largest country in the world, our useful area has been reduced. Our immigration policy is disgusting: We plunder…

— David Suzuki

The people who have destroyed the health care system are also in line to destroy other aspects of our economy, the job…

— Rush Limbaugh

I find it very, very hard doing what the law on DACA says exactly to do, and you know, the law is…

— Donald Trump

You wouldn't replace your carpet at home if you still had a hole in the roof...We're talking about any time you start…

— Lou Barletta

In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates…

— Theodore Roosevelt

He (Pres. Bush) rightly decided that it was far better to return all Haitians than to encourage, deliberately or not, tens of…

— Robert Byrd

La Raza stands for 'The Race' - and they say so openly. They are a pro-Hispanic organization; I will call them a…

— Steve King

We have to identify everybody that's here, and there's going to be an appropriate discussion in Congress on how to deal with…

— Rick Perry

While there are many illegal immigrants in America who are good people, many, many, this doesn't change the fact that most illegal…

— Donald Trump

Legal immigration is good for America, if it's controlled and structured via the legal process, of course. But the problem is the…

— Marco Rubio

All art comes from other art, and all immigrants come from other places.

— Jerry Saltz

Legal immigration is a much tougher group of people to stereotype and to identify as potential new Democrat voters.

— Rush Limbaugh

Immigrants are illegal, since once they set foot on European soil, they have violated the law.

— Marine Le Pen

My whole family has been having trouble with immigrants ever since we came to this country.

— Yip Harburg

Sending genuine refugees to face persecution in order to dissuade others from seeking to come here is plainly illegal.

— Sajid Javid

It seems that immigrants often have a special understanding of the incredible opportunities that this nation affords its citizens.

— Jon Kyl

The comfortable people in tight houses felt pity at first, and then distaste, and finally hatred for the migrant people.

— John Steinbeck

Whenever Republicans talk about immigration, people immediately think it is the part of anti-immigrant messaging. It is not.

— Young Kim

Let me tell you who the immigration system in America does not serve. It does not serve you the American people.

— Donald Trump

If immigration reform was easy, Congress would have dealt with it 15 years ago.

— Jack Kingston

Border security is the most basic and necessary responsibility of a sovereign nation.

— Kirstjen Nielsen

If we cared about safer streets, we'd build the wall and secure the border.

— Matt Gaetz

We need someone who's going to govern on behalf of everyone in this country, including immigrants.

— Diane Guerrero

Analysts say Obama's new immigration plan will focus on deporting violent criminals. So, this could impact your fantasy football team.

— Conan O'Brien

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

— Alex Tabarrok

We should be clear that we prefer a system that allows people to come to the U.S. with visas, not in the…

— Luis Gutierrez