Fran Lebowitz Quotes

Prince William and Kate Middleton are in New York City. We have got to do something about immigration.

If you can’t control your borders, you can’t control immigration. And if we can’t control immigration, there is no way re can reform immigration.

Foreign Criminals in New York

The simple truth is that we’ve lost control of our own boarders.

We have to get control of our borders.

Every country has the right to manage who comes in and out of those borders.

The men and women at our borders, given adequate resources, are doing an excellent job of keeping us safe.

We cannot have this porous border, where people come in and out; we don't know who they are.

If you don't control the borders, it doesn't matter what immigration laws you have.

Security here in New York City is still very tight. Hookers in Times Square now are demanding two forms of fake ID.

Our borders are much too porous...We want to keep them open, but we also have to be much more careful. ...Right now, if you get on an airplane [to the U.S.] and claim asylum...when you arrive at Kennedy Airport in New York, they will say to you, 'OK, we'll give you a hearing on whether you deserve asylum. Show up in a year.' And two-thirds of the people never show up.

It's a myth that the border can't be enforced. It can be enforced.

Ed Koch once said that New York City is where immigrants come to audition for America. That's what happened to my parents; that's what happened to me.

Federal funding for cities who consider themselves sanctuary cities should be reduced.

There's a long conversation we're going to have about how to enforce immigration laws. But physically securing the border is essential.

I think we need a real plan, which is why I have offered a much more specific approach to securing the border, fixing the legal immigration system and addressing illegal immigration.

Like Israel, New York City's history has been defined by immigrants who come in search of freedom and the opportunity to build a better life. And like Israel, New York City has remained a target for terrorists who seek to destroy that freedom

Securing the border is priority number one.

I do not believe the border is secure and I still believe we have a long, long way to go.

you cannot maintain popular support for immigration policy, multiculturalism, unless you can control your borders.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft

Today, Mitt Romney visited a firehouse here in New York City. Of course, he was disappointed when he learned that a firehouse isn't a house where you get to fire people.

New York City is one of the most vulnerable cities in the world to climate change, so I see Keystone as the central threat to New York.

There's a team of filmmakers who follow me in the streets when I'm finding these models, to give me a sense of legitimacy to a casual stranger. This is New York City. No one's going to follow you back to your studio.

The key that opens that door is proving to the American public that illegal immigration is under control. And at this point, that argument cannot be made because it is not true, it is not under control.