Balance Quote by Mike Coffman

[We need] to choose immigrants based on merit. Merit, skill, and proficiency. Doesn't that sound nice? And to establish new immigration controls to boost…

— Donald Trump

You can see why there are more people wanting to come from economically-distressed areas, and they can't all come to America. So it gets…

— Rand Paul

Legal immigration should emphasize merit and meeting the needs of the U.S., including specific unmet workforce needs.

— Tim Pawlenty

I support immigration, provided the people come through legally, and that is based upon merit.

— Corey Stewart

We are not anti-immigration. We are against chain migration, except for the nuclear family. We want a merit-based system that is really based on…

— Dan Crenshaw

I see neither the sense nor the need to stick to an immigration figure devised nearly a decade ago, which has never been met…

— Sajid Javid

I don't think the world works on merit.

— Charles de Lint

If we value children and family, there's a great need for change, and we should try immigration reform - create a path for citizenship…

— Diane Guerrero

Our attitude towards immigration reflects our faith in the American ideal. We have always believed it possible for men and women who start at…

— Robert Kennedy

We ought to increase legal immigration for our country's advantage. The high-tech world we are now dominating is dependent on educated folks, but we're…

— George H. W. Bush

We need to reform our immigration system from top to bottom and make sure our country is not only safer for, but also more…

— Wayne Messam

I support lowering the level of legal immigration by a moderate amount at this time. Legal immigration reform must be based upon principles that…

— William J. Clinton