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To be in America illegally is actually a civil offense and not a criminal one.

— Jose Antonio Vargas

Anyone who has entered the United States illegally is subject to deportation. That is what it means to have laws and to have a…

— Donald Trump

“As a federal district court in Texas recently ruled, federal law “mandates the initiation of immigration removal proceedings whenever an immigration officer encounters an…

— Andrew McCarthy

Whatever open-border libertarians think about immigration law, once the immigration scofflaw steals, trespasses, or vandalizes private property, said alien is guilty of crimes. To…

— Ilana Mercer

The specific question was visa overstays.Current federal law requires a biometric exit-entry system when you come in on a visa. And the [Barack] Obama…

— Ted Cruz

“As alleged in Article I, he has unilaterally and in violation of the Constitution conferred amnesty on several categories of illegal aliens, which categories…

— Andrew McCarthy

If they [mexicans] cross the border, I think, and they are violating the law, then that word criminal does connect with that violation, so…

— Joe Arpaio

Most illegal immigrants are not by nature lawbreakers. Most are looking for the chance to live in dignity. Nevertheless we must continue to discourage…

— William J. Clinton

Like other discriminatory legislation in our country's history, immigration laws define and differentiate legal status on the basis of arbitrary attributes. Immigration laws create…

— Aviva Chomsky

If somebody is here illegally, and they commit a crime, chances are they're going to commit another one. So let's get rid of them.

— Corey Stewart

The Supreme Court has only granted citizenship to the children born to legal immigrants, not illegal.

— Rush Limbaugh

A human being can be good or bad or right or wrong, maybe. But how can you say a person is illegal? You just…

— Barbara Kingsolver