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I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigration. -- Hillary Clinton
The economic impact of illegal immigration on taxpayers is catastrophic. -- Ric Keller
Illegal immigration costs taxpayers $45 billion a year in health care, education, and incarceration expenses. -- Ric Keller
House Republicans want to pass a strong border security, illegal immigration bill. We want a bill. There is no ifs, ands or buts about it. -- John Boehner
Stopping illegal immigration would mean that wages would have to rise to a level where Americans would want the jobs currently taken by illegal aliens. -- Thomas Sowell
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 nation's economy and culture. -- Bob Filner
If you want to stop illegal immigration, you have to make it so that - so that the people that hire the illegal immigrants will not be in a position to hire them. -- Jesse Ventura
This is the sheriff you're talking about, with a gun and badge that enforces the law. Nothing is going to stop me from cracking down on illegal immigration as long as the laws are there. -- Joe Arpaio
Illegal immigration is not just a matter of interest in states along our border with Mexico. It is having an effect on local economies, schools, health care delivery, and public safety all across the country. -- Roger Wicker
Illegal immigration is crisis for our country. It is an open door for drugs, criminals, and potential terrorists to enter our country. It is straining our economy, adding costs to our judicial, healthcare, and education systems. -- Timothy Murphy
One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality. -- Allen West
Hospitals are closing across the country due to the burden of illegal immigration, college students find that summer jobs have dried up due to illegal immigration, and wages across the board are depressed by the overwhelming influx of cheap and illegal labor. -- Elton Gallegly
Secure our borders first. Let us know and let us make sure the American people know that we're taking care of the important business of dealing with the illegal immigration into this country. You cannot begin to address the concerns of the people who are already here unless and until you have made certain that no more are coming in behind them. -- Michael Steele
We will never stop illegal immigration until this country has a comprehensive, realistic immigration policy. -- Ruben Hinojosa
At least 99.92% of illegal immigrants and visa overstays without known crimes on their records did not face removal. -- Jeff Sessions
When dealing with illegal immigration, the answer is simple; enforce Constitutional mandates, and you will protect Floridians and the American people. -- Allen West
Illegal immigration can never be completely stopped, no matter how high the wall or how many patrol agents you have watching it. -- Gail Collins
However, in recent years our nation has seen a sizable influx of illegal immigration that at best highlights some alarming inadequacies and at worst indicates a broken system. -- Spencer Bachus
Our nation stands at the crossroads of liberty. Crushing national debt, rampant illegal immigration, insane business regulations and staggering national unemployment are pushing our nation into unchartered territory. -- James Lankford
Besides taking jobs from American workers, illegal immigration creates huge economic burdens on our health care system, our education system, our criminal justice system, our environment, our infrastructure and our public safety. -- Jan C. Ting
There should not be a question of legal or illegal immigration. People came and immigrated to this country from the time of the Indians. No one's illegal. They should just be able to come. -- Linda Ronstadt
Illegal immigration presents a huge problem. That is why I decided to spend a week along the southern border to see firsthand how bad the problem is and, more importantly, what Congress can do to fix it. -- Ric Keller
According to the California Hospital Association, health care for illegal aliens is costing state taxpayers well over $1 billion a year. Eighty-four hospitals across California have already been forced to close because of unpaid bills by illegal aliens. -- Ann Coulter
Quite simply, federal laws already on the books aimed at stopping the flow of illegal immigration must be enforced. Furthermore, states must be given the resources necessary to confront the problem, which includes strengthening the border patrol. -- Allen West
And you know, it's not just illegal immigration. Terrorists can come across. They're devastating our ranchers down in southern Arizona - drop houses, kidnapping, automobile accidents, extortion, drugs, the spill-over with the drug cartels. We're facing all of it. -- Jan Brewer
After a migratory crisis on the border with minors coming over that you're seeing start up again now, after all these executive orders the President has issued. More than ever we need to prove to people that illegal immigration is under control. -- Marco Rubio
You reduce illegal immigration by making it harder to get jobs here, or easier to get jobs south of the border. This idea that we can't pass an immigration law until we hit some imaginary security target is just a way to derail reform. -- Gail Collins
The current practice of extending U.S. citizenship to hundreds of thousands of 'anchor babies' must end because it creates a magnet for illegal immigration into our country. Now is the time to ensure that the laws in this country do not encourage law-breaking. -- Steve King
[Marco]Rubio comes out. He represents for a short period of time the people of Florida. He has got the worst attendance record in the United States Senate, doesn`t vote. He is weak on, very weak on illegal immigration, totally in favor of amnesty. -- Donald Trump
We cannot afford all this illegal immigration and everything that comes with it, everything from the crime and to the drugs and the kidnappings and the extortion and the beheadings and the fact that people can't feel safe in their community. It's wrong! It's wrong! -- Jan Brewer
I think what's important for us to understand and there is a way forward on this issue that we an bring our country together on. And while I'm president I will do it. And it will begin by bringing illegal immigration under control and proving to the American people. -- Marco Rubio
If those who wrote and ratified the 14th Amendment had imagined laws restricting immigration - and had anticipated huge waves of illegal immigration - is it reasonable to presume they would have wanted to provide the reward of citizenship to the children of the violators of those laws? Surely not. -- George Will
There is no quick fix for illegal immigration. But only when we achieve better control of our borders and better respect for our immigration laws can we give meaning to the discussion we need to have over reforming the numbers, categories, and procedures for legal immigration into the United States. -- Jan C. Ting
The American people don't trust the Federal Government to enforce our immigration laws, and we will not be able to do anything on immigration until we first prove to the American people that illegal immigration is under control. And we can do that. We know what it takes to do that. -- Marco Rubio
That may not be a majority position in my party, but that's down the road. You can't even begin that process until you prove to people - not just pass a law that says you're gonna bring illegal immigration under control. You're gonna have to do it and prove to people that it's working. -- Marco Rubio
Look, for example, at the obvious, immediate, practical example of illegal Mexican immigration. Now, that Mexican immigration, over the border, is a good thing. It's a good thing for the illegal immigrants. It's a good thing for the United States. It's a good thing for the citizens of the country. But, it's only good so long as its illegal. -- Milton Friedman
Of 472 civilian occupations defined by the Department of Commerce, only six are majority immigrant (legal and illegal). These six occupations account for 1 percent of the total U.S. workforce. Many jobs often thought to be overwhelmingly done by immigrants are in fact majority native-born: 51 percent of maids are U.S.-born, as are 63 percent of butchers and meat processors, and 73 percent of janitors. -- Mark Krikorian
End illegal immigration. -- Donald Trump
Ending illegal immigration only strengthens legal immigration. -- Mitt Romney
Governor Romney is a real hardliner on illegal immigration. -- Mario Diaz-Balart
My record of opposition to illegal immigration is unquestioned. -- Ann Wagner
I will continue to enforce all the laws, including illegal immigration. Nothing changes. -- Joe Arpaio
We feel a pathway to citizenship would reward illegal activity, ... Amnesty encourages further illegal immigration. -- Elaine Chao
We have no borders. Our vets are being treated horribly. Illegal immigration is beyond belief. -- Donald Trump
We will break the cycle of amnesty and illegal immigration. There will be no amnesty. -- Donald Trump
We must say no to illegal immigration so we can continue to say yes to legal immigration. -- William J. Clinton
I am not the 'illegal' you think I am, and immigration is not what you think it is, -- Jose Antonio Vargas
Let's be very clear first off. Nothing has changed about Donald Trump's position on dealing with illegal immigration. -- Mike Pence
Learning to distinguish the illegal immigrant from the legal immigrant does not solve the problem of illegal immigration. -- Jan C. Ting
Everybody will say that they're not opposed to immigration; they're opposed to illegal immigration. That's what I'm saying. -- Sam Brownback
I'm going to deliver a detailed policy address on one of the greatest challenges facing our country today, illegal immigration. -- Donald Trump
The federal government has failed us, so we, the elected officials of small-town America, are getting tough with illegal immigration. -- Lou Barletta
The Republican Party looks at massive immigration, legal and illegal, as a source of cheap labor, satisfying a very important constituency. -- Tom Tancredo
I want people to know that I am tough on illegal immigration and we are working to provide needed border security. -- David Dreier
Anyone who sincerely wanted to use policy to reduce illegal immigration should start by crafting legislation based on changing actual behavior. -- Jose Ferreira
Obamacare premiums are of no concern to people in the establishment. Same thing with illegal immigration, same thing with trade deals. -- Rush Limbaugh
Obamacare premiums are of no concern to people in the establishment. Same thing with illegal immigration, same thing with trade deals. -- Rush Limbaugh
Our Nation's immigration laws are disrespected both by those who cross our borders illegally and by the businesses that hire those illegal immigrants. -- Steve Israel
This problem with illegal immigration is nothing new. In fact, the Indians had a special name for it. They called it "white people." -- Jay Leno
Everywhere I travel throughout Eastern Washington, I hear from people demanding we do a better job of controlling our borders and reducing illegal immigration. -- Cathy McMorris Rodgers
No one believed [the 1986 amnesty for illegal aliens] was tough enough on illegal immigration, and it didn't give enough flexibility on future legal immigration. -- Charles Schumer
I support local solutions to illegal immigration as protected by the 10th amendment. I support making English the official language of all documents and contracts.. -- Rand Paul
Thousands of cities in America are crying out for relief from the burden of illegal immigration. Small towns like mine can no longer wait for Washington. -- Lou Barletta
This election [2016], and I believe this, is our last chance to secure the border, stop illegal immigration and reform our laws to make your life better. -- Donald Trump
When you talk about the problem of illegal immigration, people are angry and polarized. When you talk about the answers, the debate gets a little different. -- David Brooks
Identity theft involving these cards is a growing form of white collar crime, facilitating illegal immigration, banking and accounting fraud, tax evasion, and other nefarious activities. -- Ron Lewis
Illegal immigration is a genuinely national issue, and resolving it requires a national commitment not just on health care but also border control, law enforcement and other resources. -- Jon Kyl
I think the key to getting rid of illegal immigration, no matter where its coming from, is that you need to have a good legal apparatus for immigration. -- Rand Paul
I wish that the Democrats would put some effort into Social Security reform, illegal immigration's reform, tax reform, or some of the other real issues that are out there. -- Jack Kingston
As the American public continues to focus more intensely on illegal immigration and securing the nation's borders, the number of members of the House Immigration Reform Caucus continues to grow. -- Virgil Goode
If you didn't have employers able to pay off the books and off the record safely in cash, you wouldn't have illegal immigration on nearly the scale that we do. -- Kenneth Rogoff
To the left, immigration is anybody who gets in, anybody who wants to come gets in. And that's not what immigration is. That's illegal immigration. And that's what is opposed. -- Rush Limbaugh
If the penalty for hiring illegals is just a fine, it becomes a business decision. But if the penalty is jail time, illegal immigration will come to a screeching halt. -- Jose Ferreira
I think we need a real plan, which is why I have offered a much more specific approach to securing the border, fixing the legal immigration system and addressing illegal immigration. -- Carly Fiorina
Stop illegal immigration. Stop these trade deals that are taking jobs from Americans. Build an economy that works for the people at the bottom, not just the ones at the top. -- Mike Huckabee
[Donald Trump] will stand on the principles that have underpinned his commitment to end illegal immigration in this country. And that's what people will learn more about in the days ahead. -- Mike Pence
Illegal immigration continues to be a major problem in the United States. We have people waiting to come here legally. And we should not be rewarding people who have come here illegally. -- John Barrasso
Enforcement alone does not work. Unless we address the gap between our immigration laws and reality, illegal immigration will not stop and the situation on the border will continue to be chaotic. -- Harry Reid
Donald Trump's always going to tell the American people where he stands. And, make no mistake about it. There's... there's been no change in the policy about ending illegal immigration in America. -- Mike Pence
In a city that is barely getting by with its small budget, something like illegal immigration can be the difference from being able to provide the level of public service that people expect. -- Lou Barletta
There should not be a question of legal or illegal immigration. People came and immigrated to this country from the time of the Indians. No ones illegal. They should just be able to come. -- Linda Ronstadt
We will hear more details on [Donald] Trump`s plans on addressing illegal immigration in the speech tonight, including what Trump plans to do about those 11 million illegal immigrants already in the U.S. -- Kellyanne Conway
I challenge the Republican nominees and all Republicans to not just be the anti-illegal immigration party. That's not who we are and that's not who we should be we should be the pro-legal immigration party. -- Marco Rubio
It is our hope that in future discussions with the Mexican government, you will encourage Mexico to do its part to address illegal immigration rather than encourage their citizens to illegally enter the U.S. -- Elton Gallegly

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