Marco Rubio Quotes

And I think for some - not all - but for some Democrats, the issue of immigration is better politically if they just leave it the way it is now because they can use it against Republicans.

They view massive immigration as a massive infusion of potential voters for the Democratic Party, and therefore will do nothing, absolutely nothing to stop that flow of legal or illegal entrance into the country.

The Democratic Party looks at massive immigration, legal and illegal, as a source of voters.

Neither party wants to do anything about the immigration problem. The Republicans want the cheap labor. The Democrats want the votes.

You can’ t be a national party in America and be perceived as an anti-immigration party.

Immigration reform is something that the Democrats have promised and the Republicans need.

Nigel Farage has persuaded too many people that we have lost control of our borders.

UKIP talk a lot about immigration - but they don't have a serious plan for action.

When I first arrived in the U.S. House of Representatives, I naively believed that it was primarily the Democrats who were committed to open borders. But I quickly learned the entire Republican establishment also supported a policy of immigration non-enforcement.

I'm concerned that Speaker Boehner is getting ahead of House Republicans when he commits to getting a 'comprehensive approach' to immigration taken care of 'once and for all.'

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.

I think there are some in the Democratic Party - not all - but I think there are some people in the Democratic Party that think that the immigration issue is more valuable to them unsolved. That it gives them something to talk about, that they can go back to Hispanic communities and make unrealistic promises every two years and win votes.

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

It would be unwise for the modern Republican Party to come across as hostile to immigration. That has been the losing position in American history for 200 years.

We, as a country, have not seen a significant change in immigration policy in nearly two decades, even though all Americans agree that current immigration policy is outdated and malfunctioning.

The immigration issue is, I recognize, one that generates a lot of passion, but it does not make sense for us to want to push talent out.

Immigration reform almost happened under President George W. Bush. Twice. And it was comprehensive.

Whatever their motivations, lawmakers on both side of the aisle have certainly discovered that immigration is one of those issues that resonate strongly with the public.

Beyond budget fights, the Obama second-term agenda was supposed to be about passing comprehensive immigration reform.

It is important that we enact immigration reform.

The Republican Party needs to be very, very careful that it maintains the Golden Rule in its rhetoric regarding immigration policy.

Conservatives have always wanted border security before we had immigration reform.

The immigration laws of the United States should not be used to buy and sell political favors.

Immigration is the most difficult issue I've ever dealt with, and I've dealt with some tough issues: drones, gays in the military, WikiLeaks, Guantanamo. But immigration is hardest because there are so few people willing to talk and build consensus. Everybody's firmly made up their mind. It's a polarized issue.

I want very much to see some sort of compromise reached in the area of immigration... so that we could move on to other issues.