Best Immigration Quotations

720 Immigration quotes by 350 unique authors

To the extent that our workers compete with low-paid Mexicans, it is as much through undocumented immigration as trade. This pattern threatens low-paid, low-skill U.S.… — William J. Clinton
It is a commonplace of American life that immigrants have made our country great and continue to make a very important contribution to the fabric… — William J. Clinton
The California proposition [Prop. 187] is one I would agree with. That's the easiest way to put it. — Bob Dole
As president, I will fight illegal immigration in order to preserve an appropriate level of legal immigration. At the same time, I believe our system… — Bob Dole
A family from Mexico who arrived here this morning, legally, has as much right to the American dream as the direct descendants of the founding… — Bob Dole
Merely presenting a driver's license or other document based on a birth certificate is not enough for an accurate verification. Biometric verification of identity must… — Bob Dole
I believe the Visa Waiver Program, it essentially is the soft underbelly of the visa system. Now we have 35 countries in it. We have… — Dianne Feinstein
It's a myth that the border can't be enforced. It can be enforced. — Dianne Feinstein
Gentlemen, as sure as I'm sitting here now, the result of continuation of a non-system, the ostrich-like head-in-the-sand attitude, the constant rejection of any efforts… — Dianne Feinstein
I do not believe that the people of the United States are going to take people who have been here a quarter century, who have… — Newt Gingrich
The idea that the United States can't guard its own border is silly. It's a sign that were not serious about this...people who legally shouldn't… — Newt Gingrich
Immigrants are exactly what America needs. They're what we need economically, and I think they're what we need morally... [They] revitalize America and get it… — Rudy Giuliani
Some of the hardest-working and most productive people in this city are undocumented aliens. If you come here and you work hard and you happen… — Rudy Giuliani
Skilled shortages in America exist because we are shielding our skilled labor force from world competition. [Visa quotas] have been substituted for the wage pricing… — Alan Greenspan
The only sustainable way to increase demand for vacant houses is to spur the formation of new households. Admitting more skilled immigrants, who tend to… — Alan Greenspan
Significantly opening up immigration to skilled workers solves two problems. The companies could hire the educated workers they need. And those workers would compete with… — Alan Greenspan
I have only one loyalty and that's to the immigrant community. — Luis Gutierrez
For our immigration policy to make sense, it is necessary to make distinctions between those who obey the law, and those who violate it. — Barbara Jordan
Americanization means the process of becoming an American. It means civic incorporation, becoming a part of the polity - becoming one of us. But that… — Barbara Jordan
The Commission endorses prevention as the principal strategy to use in deterring illegal entries. We applaud the efforts of innovative Border Patrol leaders such as… — Barbara Jordan
The Commission agrees that the federal government should help alleviate these costs. The best way to do so is to reduce illegal immigration.... We recommend… — Barbara Jordan
Credibility in immigration policy can be summed up in one sentence: Those who should get in, get in; those who should be kept out, are… — Barbara Jordan
...for the system to be credible, people actually have to be deported at the end of the process. — Barbara Jordan
...we must face the fact that unilateral action on the part of the United States will never be enough to stop illegal immigration. Immigrants come… — Barbara Jordan
[It is] one of the most complex and emotional issues of out time. — Barbara Jordan

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