Community Quote by Barack Obama

I have... been disturbed by the negative tone of the debate over immigration... there is a rising crescendo of opinion from columnists and politicians…

— Frank Lowy

Every time one of us starts talking about more effective immigration controls, somebody else throws up the Statue of Liberty, how we're a nation…

— Alan K. Simpson

Don't just talk about Hispanics and say immediately we must have controlled borders. It's kind of insulting when you think about it. Change the…

— Jeb Bush

When you talk about the problem of illegal immigration, people are angry and polarized. When you talk about the answers, the debate gets a…

— David Brooks

The problem with the immigration debate, it's probably is the most poisoned and political debate of any issue, because you have this huge voting…

— Greg Gutfeld

If you are opposed to immigration or support strictly punitive immigration measures, you cannot even start a conversation about other issues with most Latino…

— Luis Gutierrez

Immigration is by far the most controversial yet least understood issue in America. Frankly, given the way we're talking about immigration, given the emphasis,…

— Jose Antonio Vargas

Immigration is everyone’s business: it is one of the most important national issues. The idea that it is too dangerous to be debated is…

— Geoffrey Blainey

I say that now we see a lot of hateful rhetoric against Mexicans and the Latino community, but we have a very powerful weapon.…

— Dolores Huerta

The way Americans most understand the history of Latinos in this country, a lot of it is being told now through the lens of…

— Ken Salazar

We obviously talk about immigration, but that's not the number one priority for - at least that I've seen with the Latino demographic. And…

— Lucy Flores

The policies on the Republican side have been much better for Hispanics, for minorities, but the rhetoric, unfortunately, has not.

— Mario Diaz-Balart