Equity Quote by Ronald Reagan

We are a country of immigrants who have built this great nation, but it is legal immigration that we should be recognizing and encouraging.

— Mercedes Schlapp

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

Over a period of time, they [undocumented workers] can have a legalized status that allows them to live a life of dignity but not…

— Jeb Bush

Legal immigrants deserve respect for following the laws of our nation and completing the process. This is not an extreme concept. It is a…

— Mercedes Schlapp

As long as they are working, they should be legalized. I admire so much each and every migrant. They are the most loyal workers…

— Vicente Fox

As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our…

— Bob Filner

Illegal immigration is praised only by those who benefit directly from it, whether in the familial sense of inexpensive nannies, cooks, or gardeners; or…

— Victor Davis Hanson

I very firmly believe that we have to make sure that we enforce our borders, that we have an employment verification system, and that…

— Mitt Romney

The United States needs to be made more appealing to legal immigrants.

— Mitt Romney

We need legal immigration as an alternative to illegal immigration and a way of getting the millions of unauthorized immigrants already here to get…

— Luis Gutierrez

Reforms to our complex and dysfunctional immigration system should not in any way favor those who came here illegally over the millions of applicants…

— Mike Lee

We should not blur the lines between legal and illegal immigrants. Millions of people around the world have gone through the process to come…

— Ken Calvert