Advancing Quote by Ed Koch

When a city says, 'If you're illegal, come here, we're not going to prosecute you,' the federal law should supersede the local mayor's edict.

— Jack Kingston

I don't believe the mayor would be that kind of an ingrate or a hypocrite.

— Joe Bruno

Mayors do not have that authority to pick and choose what laws they're going to enforce.

— Lou Barletta

If the city is safe, the mayor shouldn't have a security detail with him, he should be walking the street by himself.

— Eric Adams

The federal government is doing less than it is lawfully entitled to do to protect New York City, and the City is less safe…

— Raymond Kelly

If we had an immigration policy, sanctuary cities would not be the symptom that manifests itself.

— John Layfield

We need to consider that only a small amount of the public vote for the mayor of a city. It's because they are disgusted…

— Angela Alioto

Just because you choose, AG Sessions and Trump, to, whole cloth, say that immigrants don't belong here and you are racist and you want…

— Melissa Mark-Viverito

“By comparison with other less hectic days, the city is uncomfortable and inconvenient; but New Yorkers temperamentally do not crave comfort and convenience- if…

— E B White

I as an elected official would never recommend anybody to boycott any city or state.

— Jan Brewer

I apologize for the insensitivity of my remarks with respect to the mayor or his family, however I think it is important to note…

— John Shadegg

You know, the key issue is that city issues are not to be put in a box and say well, that's what the mayor…

— Naheed Nenshi