Amnesty Quotes
63 quotes by 54 authors
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Amnesty, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Even the classics that we read to our young children are full of wolves' fangs and burning ovens and bloody feet and ice shards piercing…
— Geraldine Brooks
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We have to identify everybody that's here, and there's going to be an appropriate discussion in Congress on how to deal with an individual who…
— Rick Perry
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No. 1, it [amnesty for illegal aliens] demoralizes the people that are going through the legal process. It's a very clear signal that why go…
— Marco Rubio
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...you're never going to have a legal immigration system that works if you grant amnesty.
— Marco Rubio
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No one believed [the 1986 amnesty for illegal aliens] was tough enough on illegal immigration, and it didn't give enough flexibility on future legal immigration.
— Charles Schumer
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This bill [Immigration Reform and Control act of 1986] is a gamble, a riverboat gamble. There is no guarantee that employer sanctions will work or…
— Charles Schumer
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...we will not grant amnesty to illegal aliens in this Congress or, hopefully ever again. We did that once. Everybody said it was a one…
— Phil Gramm
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Granting amnesty to people who broke the law penalizes the millions of people who are waiting to come to America legally.
— Phil Gramm
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I've always said that the 1986 [Immigration Reform and Control] Act had a fourth leg [in addition to law enforcement, increased immigration and amnesty] to…
— Jan C. Ting
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Those who have come to the United States illegally should not be given amnesty or an easier path to citizenship over those already in line.
— Mitt Romney
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I do feel immigration will probably be dealt with as long as [the solution] doesn't provide amnesty ... Five years ago, all hell broke loose…
— Johnny Isakson
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Well, I don't think it is amnesty to start with. Second of all, what do you want to do with them? That is the question…
— John McCain
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I don't support an amnesty.(Cornyn) demands an ongoing focus on security and workplace enforcement before considering steps to grant legal status, let alone citizenship.
— John Cornyn
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We know that a ready amnesty tends to be an invitation to more illegal entries.
— Jeff Sessions
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Amnesty will not help balance our budget ... In fact, a large-scale amnesty is likely to add trillions of dollars to the debt over time,…
— Jeff Sessions
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When you take comprehensive, then we're dealing with certain issues like full citizenship ... And whatever else we disagree on, I think we would agree…
— Herbert Spencer
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It's amnesty that America can't afford. We have to stop people from coming in illegally. This will be a green light for anyone who wants…
— Lou Barletta
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All I can tell you is what I see at home- a lot of lessons learned from '86. That, 'OK, we'll go one-time amnesty and…
— Michael C. Burgess
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Extending amnesty to those who came here illegally or overstayed their visas is dangerous waters...We are a nation of laws, and I will evaluate any…
— Jim Sensenbrenner
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