Rick Perry Quotes

We have to be realistic: we are not going to be able to deport 11 million people - most are hard-working people.

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.

The key here is to be fair to the 11 million [illegal immigrants], starting with the [2 million younger illegals] ‘Dreamers'....I’ve stopped letting 30 percent of the people who are mad about immigration determine how I behave. To those who feel like you should deport [younger illegals], boy, I couldn’t disagree with you more…. To the people who object to this, I don’t want you to vote for me because I cannot serve you well.

We must stand on principle and practicality, and we should be very clear that a policy aimed at driving out 10 or 11 million people is not a good one.

A certain amount of people had been actually removed from this country who should not have been.

Most Americans do not support amnesty, especially without securing the 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.

Let's be honest - tracking down, rounding up, and deporting millions of people isn't realistic. Anyone who suggests otherwise isn't being straight with you. It's also not who we are as Americans.

Arizona has become a national leader in the restoration of the Rule of Law, with over 100,000 illegal aliens having left the state since 2007.

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.

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

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.

The fact of the matter is, this country is not going to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. What are we supposed to do with them? What are we supposed to do with these kids?

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

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.

It's clear that we need comprehensive immigration reform.

The voters in my district, and around the country, have demanded that Congress get a hold on the influx of illegal immigrants and tighten the security around our borders.

Republicans want to be tough and say, 'Illegals, you're gone.' But the answer is a lot more complex than that.

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.

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

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.

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.