Carlos Lopez-Cantera Quotes

If we are to believe that our immigration laws simply have no value, as our current policies would have us believe, should we then simply throw them all out, the entire lot of immigration law? I hope not.

We're a nation of immigrants - there's no question about that. But we're also a nation of laws. I think we have to honor both of those.

We can control our borders, we just choose not too.

I'm not wise enough to know what is the right immigration policy for the United States of America.

The most powerful nation on earth should be able to pass a fair, effective immigration law that combines compassion with responsibility and does not injure hard working Americans who are taxed up to here.

It is important that we enact immigration reform.

I am the son and grandson of immigrants. And I know that securing our borders is not anti-immigrant and we will do it.

I'm for immigration reform. I think the system's horribly broken, and we need to do something about it.

Refugee policy is only one part of immigration law needing a drastic overhaul.

Normally, I would seek to compromise, but not on immigration policy.

Well, my constituents are happy that the Republican Party has finally gotten off its duff, seeing that we do control the House and the Senate and the presidency, and taken up the issue of illegal immigration.

In terms of immigration, we're seeing a lot of Democrats and Republicans use the really elastic term, 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform,' and they don't totally understand what that means. For us in El Paso, it's part of a larger discussion about the nature of the border.

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.

I'm not anti-immigration.

Our immigration system is not broken. We don't need, and Congress shouldn't enact, amnesty.

Everybody will say that they're not opposed to immigration; they're opposed to illegal immigration. That's what I'm saying.

I respect those who openly advocate for unlimited immigration to the United States. Open borders is an intellectually coherent, defensible position.

I'm on record saying nothing about immigration until we secure the borders. The borders are not secure.

It's clear that we need comprehensive immigration reform.

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

I'm in favor of immigration but we also need rules.

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.

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

Learning to distinguish the illegal immigrant from the legal immigrant does not solve the problem of illegal immigration.

Conservatives aren't anti-immigrant - conservatives are pro-legal immigration.