--- title: "23 Jan C. Ting Quotes - Famous Politician (Legal protection for whales)" description: "Jan Ching-an Ting is a professor of law at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Browse 23 Jan C. Ting quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jan-c-ting-46984.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jan-c-ting-46984.jpg) # Jan C. Ting (1948) Politician United States **23** quotes in **316** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jan C. Ting is a politician from the United States, best known for *Legal protection for whales*. ## Quick Facts About Jan C. Ting Born December 17, 1948 Nationality United States Profession Politician Notable works Legal protection for whales ## About Jan C. Ting Jan Ching-an Ting is a professor of law at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Delaware in the 2006 U.S. Senate election, but two years later Ting left the Republican Party in a dispute over his endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. ## Quotes by Jan C. Ting > [I personally believe that a democratic society is morally entitled to set and enforce a limit on the number of new immigrants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/i-personally-believe-that-a-democratic-society-is-morally-entitled-to/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Admitted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admitted/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/107/jan-c-ting-24884_admitted_i-personally-believe-that-a-democratic-s_1163972.jpg) > [Technology and robotics are advancing and will reduce the need for workers in the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/technology-and-robotics-are-advancing-and-will-reduce-the-need-for/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Advancing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advancing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5f/jan-c-ting-24884_advancing_technology-and-robotics-are-advancing-an_3052593.jpg) > [I reject the idea that any job is too hard or too dirty for American workers to do. American workers just expect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/i-reject-the-idea-that-any-job-is-too-hard-or-too-dirty-for-american/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/jan-c-ting-24884_american_i-reject-the-idea-that-any-job-is-too-ha_2988951.jpg) > [All Americans are either immigrants or descendants of ancestors who came from somewhere else, including Native Americans. We should all respect and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/all-americans-are-either-immigrants-or-descendants-of-ancestors-who/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Admire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a5/jan-c-ting-24884_admire_all-americans-are-either-immigrants-or-d_980675.jpg) > [Prolonged unemployment is a tragedy of broken lives, broken families, foreclosed homes, and life without health insurance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/prolonged-unemployment-is-a-tragedy-of-broken-lives-broken-families/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Broken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/jan-c-ting-24884_broken_prolonged-unemployment-is-a-tragedy-of-b_1786888.jpg) > [The DREAM Act was intended to benefit illegal immigrants who were brought here as children, the most sympathetic subset among our large…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/the-dream-act-was-intended-to-benefit-illegal-immigrants-who-were/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Act](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/act/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/jan-c-ting-24884_act_the-dream-act-was-intended-to-benefit-il_777922.jpg) > [Border enforcement coupled with employer sanctions and threatening employers who hire immigration law violators is insufficient.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/border-enforcement-coupled-with-employer-sanctions-and-threatening/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Border](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/border/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ee/jan-c-ting-24884_border_border-enforcement-coupled-with-employer_2621870.jpg) > [I respect those who openly advocate for unlimited immigration to the United States. Open borders is an intellectually coherent, defensible position.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/i-respect-those-who-openly-advocate-for-unlimited-immigration-to-the/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Advocate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advocate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/jan-c-ting-24884_advocate_i-respect-those-who-openly-advocate-for_1007982.jpg) > [If we want to set and enforce a limit on immigration, we have to be willing to say no to would-be immigrants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/if-we-want-to-set-and-enforce-a-limit-on-immigration-we-have-to-be/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Admitting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admitting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58c/jan-c-ting-24884_admitting_if-we-want-to-set-and-enforce-a-limit-on_2948869.jpg) > [Illegal immigrants make a rational choice when they decide to violate our immigration laws. They weigh the costs, including the risks of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/illegal-immigrants-make-a-rational-choice-when-they-decide-to-violate/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Against](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/against/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/jan-c-ting-24884_against_illegal-immigrants-make-a-rational-choic_1059885.jpg) > [Besides taking jobs from American workers, illegal immigration creates huge economic burdens on our health care system, our education system, our criminal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/besides-taking-jobs-from-american-workers-illegal-immigration-creates/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bc/jan-c-ting-24884_american_besides-taking-jobs-from-american-worker_405205.jpg) > [If we're willing to accept unlimited immigration in order to keep wages low and corporate profits high, we should just say so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/if-we-re-willing-to-accept-unlimited-immigration-in-order-to-keep/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Accept](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accept/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa3/jan-c-ting-24884_accept_if-we-re-willing-to-accept-unlimited-imm_682155.jpg) > [Both my parents were immigrants, as were many of their friends, the parents of the children with whom I grew up. Of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/both-my-parents-were-immigrants-as-were-many-of-their-friends-the/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Admire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/581/jan-c-ting-24884_admire_both-my-parents-were-immigrants-as-were_1643611.jpg) > [Libertarian immigration policy would be an experiment in which I don't think we should participate. We should not bet the republic that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/libertarian-immigration-policy-would-be-an-experiment-in-which-i-don/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8aa/jan-c-ting-24884_american_libertarian-immigration-policy-would-be_2326035.jpg) > [We should favor young immigrants with many years of work ahead of them. We should favor immigrants who have demonstrated an ability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/we-should-favor-young-immigrants-with-many-years-of-work-ahead-of/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/jan-c-ting-24884_ability_we-should-favor-young-immigrants-with-ma_1242443.jpg) > [There is no quick fix for illegal immigration. But only when we achieve better control of our borders and better respect for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/there-is-no-quick-fix-for-illegal-immigration-but-only-when-we/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Achieve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achieve/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdc/jan-c-ting-24884_achieve_there-is-no-quick-fix-for-illegal-immigr_120362.jpg) > [ I've always said that the 1986 \[Immigration Reform and Control\] Act had a fourth leg \[in addition to law enforcement, increased immigration… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/i-ve-always-said-that-the-1986-immigration-reform-and-control-act-had/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Aliens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aliens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/jan-c-ting-24884_aliens_i-ve-always-said-that-the-1986-immigrati_838781.jpg) > [Learning to distinguish the illegal immigrant from the legal immigrant does not solve the problem of illegal immigration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/learning-to-distinguish-the-illegal-immigrant-from-the-legal/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Distinguish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/distinguish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fab/jan-c-ting-24884_distinguish_learning-to-distinguish-the-illegal-immi_3220789.jpg) > [Our immigration system is not broken. We don't need, and Congress shouldn't enact, amnesty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/our-immigration-system-is-not-broken-we-don-t-need-and-congress/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Amnesty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amnesty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/234/jan-c-ting-24884_amnesty_our-immigration-system-is-not-broken-we_1056392.jpg) > [Protecting national security amounts to looking for needles in a haystack. The work becomes more difficult if the haystack is larger. Restricting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/protecting-national-security-amounts-to-looking-for-needles-in-a/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Amount](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amount/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35d/jan-c-ting-24884_amount_protecting-national-security-amounts-to_2684441.jpg) > [The goal of immigration policy should be what is in the best interests of the American people as a whole. I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/the-goal-of-immigration-policy-should-be-what-is-in-the-best/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Additional](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/additional/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa3/jan-c-ting-24884_additional_the-goal-of-immigration-policy-should-be_983758.jpg) > [If cheap immigrant labor is made unavailable, employers can hire Americans at a higher wage, or replace low-wage immigrant workers with technology…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/if-cheap-immigrant-labor-is-made-unavailable-employers-can-hire/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/501/jan-c-ting-24884_american_if-cheap-immigrant-labor-is-made-unavail_22906.jpg) > [The U.S. immigration system is the most generous in the world, providing each year more green cards for legal permanent residence with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-c-ting/the-u-s-immigration-system-is-the-most-generous-in-the-world/) [Jan C. Ting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/) [Cards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/jan-c-ting-24884_cards_the-u-s-immigration-system-is-the-most-g_992618.jpg) ## Jan C. Ting by topic [Immigration (16)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/immigration/jan-c-ting/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-c-ting/#itemlist", "name": "Jan C. 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