Immigration Reform Quotes
135 Immigration Reform quotes by 73 unique authors
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I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns.
— Jeff Bingaman
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I support lowering the level of legal immigration by a moderate amount at this time. Legal immigration reform must be based upon principles that are…
— William J. Clinton
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I recently spoke with Barbara Jordan of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, and I increasingly believe we need a system to verify employment eligibility.…
— William J. Clinton
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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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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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There are many miles to go before we get this done ... But I have a feeling that ... we're going to have a big…
— Michael Bennet
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I think this group of people came together in a way that they haven't before in 2007. I'm very optimistic we can do something ...…
— Sherrod Brown
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He [Rubio] is so knowledgeable about this issue ... I'm glad to see somebody with his background step forward and say it's important and we…
— Saxby Chambliss
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We are dealing with the question of the 11 million people paying their taxes, having a path to legalization and, then, ultimately, to citizenship -…
— Dick Durbin
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We have 11 million people in this country that need a pathway to citizenship.
— Dick Durbin
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I hope that Republicans in the House and Mr. Cantor will embrace that as part of immigration reform.
— Dick Durbin
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We have a long way to go, some tough issues ahead of us, and I'm sure there will be some obstacles in the path ...…
— Dick Durbin
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Our timing is right... The election results are still fresh in the minds of my Republican colleagues and they don't want to go through this…
— Dick Durbin
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This isn't all going to be done in one day, either.
— Jeff Flake
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It's going to take a while for some of these things.
— Jeff Flake
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These are people who wanted to provide for their family and wanted a better life. We've got to have a secure border. But we've also,…
— Jeff Flake
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I'm also particularly pleased that there is bipartisan support to include the input of border communities. Not only will security be strengthened according to Washington,…
— Jeff Flake
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There will never be a bill without a pathway to citizenship signed by the president...And in turn there will never be a pathway to citizenship…
— Lindsey Graham
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From a policy point of view, I don't think it's the right approach. I don't like the idea of having millions of people here for…
— Lindsey Graham
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When it comes to immigration reform, now is the time ... I've never seen a better political environment ... I'm not doing immigration reform to…
— Lindsey Graham
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I am confident - very confident - that if I help solve this problem in a way that we won't have 20 million illegal immigrants…
— Lindsey Graham
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I've always been for immigration reform; in 2007 I just didn't feel it had enough protections.
— Tom Harkin
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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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I'd like something that faces reality. We have 12 million people in this country that are undocumented - that's a reality. It's not going to…
— Patrick Leahy
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I intend to have protections for the L.G.B.T. community in there. I'm not going to make choices between that community and the non-L.G.B.T. community.
— Patrick Leahy
Who Wrote These Immigration Reform Quotes
73 authors contributed a total of 135 Immigration Reform Quotes, led by these top contributors: