Spencer Bachus Quotes

The issues surrounding illegal immigration are wide-ranging and complex, but there is no question about the need to secure our borders.

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.

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.

There is overwhelming bipartisan support outside of Washington that we need to finally secure our borders, enforce our laws, and stop the problem of illegal immigration.

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.

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.

Yes we need enhanced border control. Yes we need to focus our efforts on those who pose a threat to our country. But let's not fall into the trap set by the Tea Party and others who would tell you that every single undocumented individual is a drug smuggler, a terrorist, or a threat to the American way of life. That is simply not true.

When I ran in Texas, I told the people of Texas, 'if you elect me, I will lead the fight against amnesty.'

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

Illegal immigration undermines legal immigration.

As long as there are jobs waiting in our country, there is no way we can stop illegal immigration at the borders.

You can’t fix legal immigration until you fix illegal immigration.

You won't hear the leadership in the Republican Party admit it, but there are many in the House and Senate who know that illegal immigration has to be stopped and legal immigration has to be reduced. We are giving away the country so a few very rich people can get richer.

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

The Democrats are fighting for illegal aliens. Donald Trump is fighting for American citizens.

If Democrats oppose a border wall, they're just saying they want continued, unendingly illegal immigration.

When President Trump and I arrived in Washington, there was a new sense that the crisis of illegal immigration would now be taken seriously.

Is Trump correct that we should stop the flow of illegal immigrants? Yes, but again, words matter, and there is a way to engage voters on this issue without creating fear and insulting many hard-working Hispanics who love this country.

We have farmers in southwestern Yuma, so immigration - they wanted to talk to us about it.

Whether we buy into the rhetoric or not, one thing has been made clear: Illegal immigration is a problem reaching a breaking point, and something must be done.

The first thing we need is for President Obama to finally enforce current immigration law and strengthen our borders. To take up any other agenda is bad policy for the American people and bad politics for Republicans.

The media tends to cover immigration issues through the frame of how it impacts everybody but actual citizens of the United States.

Congress has an obligation to make controversial decisions on how to handle undocumented immigration. Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle have refused to take the tough votes on the issue for decades. Whether it's been to take advantage of cheap labor or for political purposes, both sides are guilty.