Harry Reid Quotes

The most dangerous area where our laws are not being faithfully executed are the laws designed to protect Americans against the millions of aliens who enter our country illegally every year.

There was reference made to our leaders being stupid. It's not a question of stupidity. It's that they don't want to enforce the immigration laws. That there are far too many in the Washington cartel that support amnesty.

When dealing with illegal immigration, the answer is simple; enforce Constitutional mandates, and you will protect Floridians and the American people.

Illegal immigration can never be completely stopped, no matter how high the wall or how many patrol agents you have watching it.

DHS is not going to back down from our responsibilities.

It's a huge gap in security, it's a huge problem we've had with our immigration system for many years.

Amnesty is not the answer as it will only encourage more illegal immigrants to enter.

The church also does not condone a broken immigration system in the U.S., one that too easily can lead to the exploitation, abuse and even death of immigrants.

I disagree with the concept that somehow or another we're going to pack up 10, to 12, to 15 million people and ship them back to the country of origin. That's not going to happen.

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.

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.

Immigration reform is a must, an amnesty. So that's my position. I've been pushing that one since before it was popular.

My record of opposition to illegal immigration is unquestioned.

Much of what we now consider to be problems concerning immigration and assimilation really concern Mexican immigration and assimilation.

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.

I think in the U.S., the border fence is no longer an immigration issue primarily; it's a security issue.

The federal government has failed us, so we, the elected officials of small-town America, are getting tough with illegal immigration.

Every time anybody in Washington talks about legal status, amnesty, anything of that nature, it becomes a magnet that lures people in quickly into the United States.

Immigration is a sensitive topic.

What the president is doing is flooding the job market with illegal immigrants that he is giving temporary work permits to. Not fair.

A vote for Eric Cantor is a vote for open borders. A vote for Eric Cantor is a vote for amnesty.

Governor Romney is a real hardliner on illegal immigration.

After granting amnesty to illegals 20 years ago, we have gone from 3 million illegals to 11 million illegals. Our government has been fooled once by this amnesty argument, let us not be fooled again.

We will never stop illegal immigration until this country has a comprehensive, realistic immigration policy.

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.