Conor Oberst Quotes

Mexicans are quasi-legal.

Any proposal that allows people who are here illegally to cut to the front of the line is amnesty.

The Constitution of the United States... specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy in the United States.

We should have a path to legal status for the 12 million people that are here illegally. It means, come out from the shadows, pay a fine, earn legal status by working, by paying taxes, learning English. Not committing crimes and earn legal status where you're not cutting in front of the line for people that are patiently waiting outside.

On immigration reform you don’t get a bill without a path to citizenship .

I do not support amnesty. I do not support driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

I just always believe that we should not reward people with citizenship whose first act in this country was a violation of the law. And I continue to hold that view. But let me say, I think there is plenty of room here for compassion. And there's plenty of room here for crafting a solution that will deal with this issue in the long term.

Illegal aliens have broken our laws, and they shouldn't be rewarded with amnesty and immediate legalization.

I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns.

I have the utmost respect for those who have come to this country legally and have contributed to the great melting pot that is America today. But those who have crossed our borders illegally have broken the law and the law ought to be enforced.

Remember the Dreamers whose patriotism was praised when the Democratic House passed, and the Senate filibustered - the DREAM Act in 2010? Washington promised a path to citizenship, not just a roadblock to deportation.

Do all children have some inherent right to live in America if they have done nothing wrong? If not, then why should the children of illegal immigrants have such a right?

If someone comes here illegally, we owe them absolutely nothing.

For those who have come here illegally, they might have a transition time to allow them to set their affairs in order. And then go back home and get in line with everybody else. And if they get in line and they apply to become a citizen and get a green card, they will be treated like everybody else.

The policy is anyone who's here illegally is here illegally, does not have the right to be here. We'll decide whether it's in our interest to let them stay or not. Perhaps it is in our interest to let some of them stay.

I still passionately support comprehensive immigration reform legislation with a path to full and equal citizenship.

I don't want to take away deferred status from anyone who has it, but I also didn't want to send the message that it is OK to come here illegally.

There's no way you should try to send somebody back who came here as a child with their parents and who's grown up here in the United States. They're Americans.

And we'll build a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants who are already contributing to our economy!

No migrant of any religion has a constitutional right to come to the United States.

I am for deporting all recent unattached illegals. I am for a local citizen panel to consider certification of those who have been here 25 years and have family and community and have been law-abiding and tax-paying.

Congress has consistently rejected policies that aim to allow illegal aliens to serve in the military.

Mr. Trump wants citizens of other nations to know that there is a legal process that needs to be followed, and that that process is only way to come to America.

It wouldn't matter whether you were Latino or Hispanic or Norwegian. If you didn't have proof of citizenship and if the police officer had reasonable suspicion, he would ask and verify your citizenship. I mean, that's the way that it is. That's what the federal law says. And that's what the law in Arizona says.

Illegal is not a race, it is a crime.