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We will never stop illegal immigration until this country has a comprehensive, realistic immigration policy. -- Ruben Hinojosa
I'm not wise enough to know what is the right immigration policy for the United States of America. -- Donald E. Graham
The American people are not anti-immigrant. We are concerned about the lack of coherence in our immigration policy and enforcement. -- Chris Cannon
The Constitution of the United States... specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy in the United States. -- John Carter
All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian. -- Pat Paulsen
We, as a country, have not seen a significant change in immigration policy in nearly two decades, even though all Americans agree that current immigration policy is outdated and malfunctioning. -- Raul Grijalva
I don't see how the party that says it's the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century. -- Newt Gingrich
Our immigration policy should be driven by what is in the best interest of this great country and the American people. Comprehensive immigration reform will strengthen U.S. security and boost economic growth. -- Charles B. Rangel
The current diversity visa program does a disservice to our immigration policy and to those immigrants who have moved through the more traditional process that allows them to lawfully reside in this country. -- Bill Jenkins
Because the worst of all worlds is when you pretend like you have an immigration policy, you make coming into the United States without our permission illegal, and then you actually don't enforce it. -- Tom Tancredo
We must promote upward mobility, starting with solutions that speak to our broken education system, broken immigration policy, and broken safety-net programs that foster dependency instead of helping people get back on their feet. -- Paul Ryan
Our nation's immigration policy has been of top concern in recent years, and for good reason. With between eight and twelve million illegal aliens in the United States, it is obviously a problem out of control. -- Chris Cannon
If a nation's security is only as strong as its weakest link, then America may be in serious trouble. Hawaii may be our weakest link and could have a serious impact on our nation's immigration policy. -- Joe Arpaio
So now is an opportunity for us to stand up and have a good, strong immigration policy to make sure that E- Verify becomes mandatory and we have got to train and properly equip our Border Patrol. -- Allen West
Although it's the second largest country in the world, our useful area has been reduced. Our immigration policy is disgusting: We plunder southern countries by depriving them of future leaders, and we want to increase our population to support economic growth. -- David Suzuki
Libertarian immigration policy would be an experiment in which I don't think we should participate. We should not bet the republic that the results will be good. I suspect the results would be a disaster and the end of the American experiment. -- Jan C. Ting
Granted, we need to have a sound immigration policy that allows people into our country who are going to produce more than they are going to consume, but the bottom line is illegal aliens consume far more of our tax resources than they generate. -- Mo Brooks
The goal of immigration policy should be what is in the best interests of the American people as a whole. I would recommend limiting immigration to spouses and minor children of citizens, plus additional immigrants chosen for special skills needed in the U.S. -- Jan C. Ting
Canada has an immigration policy you might want to emulate. They want more skilled and educated immigrants. In fact, that's all they take. But, see, since nobody's watching them, and they're not a superpower, nobody really cares. So they are allowed to act in their best interests. -- Rush Limbaugh
We can't have - we can't have a patchwork of 50 states developing their own immigration policy. I understand the frustration of people in Arizona. They want the federal government to step up and deal with this problem once and for all, and that's what we want to do. -- David Axelrod
Until he announced his immigration policy last week, Obama had the support of most Hispanic voters - but not the enthusiasm they had shown for him in 2008. That may be changing in part because of the decision not to deport young immigrants whose undocumented parents brought them here as children. -- Mara Liasson
I think that was the smartest thing [immigration policy], he [Donald Trump] is done in his whole campaign there . -- Eric Bolling
I'm going to deliver a detailed policy address on one of the greatest challenges facing our country today, illegal immigration. -- Donald Trump
Arizona seeks only to enforce the nominal immigration policy of the United States. Perhaps the federal government should try it sometime. -- Rich Lowry
Anyone who sincerely wanted to use policy to reduce illegal immigration should start by crafting legislation based on changing actual behavior. -- Jose Ferreira
For our immigration policy to make sense, it is necessary to make distinctions between those who obey the law, and those who violate it. -- Barbara Jordan
In the first place, I don`t think [Donald] Trump has changed that much from what em. I never took him serious highway this [immigration policy]. -- Rush Limbaugh
While we're members of the European Union, we don't have an immigration policy. We can't have an immigration policy. It's a charade for people to pretend we do. -- Nigel Farage
The Republican candidates clashed on terrorism, immigration and foreign policy in their fifth debate.They all said President [Barack] Obama and Hillary Clinton have not kept America safe. -- Renee Montagne
The pope once again ripped - I mean, really ripped - capitalism and Americans' immigration policy at the Mexican border, before he boarded the plane and returned to Italy. -- Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
The pope once again ripped - I mean, really ripped - capitalism and Americans' immigration policy at the Mexican border, before he boarded the plane and returned to Italy. -- Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
They [British people] told us to restore democratic control of immigration policy and to spend their money on national priorities such as health, education and science instead of giving it to Brussels. -- Michael Gove
We have the most generous immigration policy, but what is a concern is when illegal immigrants come and undermine a variety of the systems that work in order to make our society function. -- Madeleine Albright
The current diversity visa program does a disservice to our immigration policy and to those immigrants who have moved through the more traditional process that allows them to lawfully reside in this country. -- Bill Jenkins
Our immigration policy should be driven by what is in the best interest of this great country and the American people. Comprehensive immigration reform will strengthen U.S. security and boost economic growth. -- Charles B. Rangel
Immigration policy should be generous; it should be fair; it should be flexible. With such a policy we can turn to the world, and to our own past, with clean hands and a clear conscience. -- John F. Kennedy

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