Mickey Kaus Quotes

I'm not saying we need to stop immigration at all; people can come from wherever.

If you have a solution to immigration, it is possible to come home and defend it.

Immigration in America is a highly polarized issue and there are passionate views on both sides.

The President would usually talk to me about matters relating to the immigration problem.

The issue of immigration is one of the most complex and politically difficult issues because there is so much passion on all sides.

We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws.

On immigration, there are a lot of hurdles before anything arrives at the White House.

I'm in favor of immigration but we also need rules.

I'm a big supporter of immigration.

People are frustrated. This is the most generous country in the world when it comes to immigration. There are a million people a year who legally immigrate to the United States, and people feel like we're being taken advantage of. We feel like despite our generosity, we're being taken advantage of.

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.

Immigration policy should be based on what is good for America, not what is good for Mexico. Immigration to America should not be the safety valve for Mexico.

The closed-door policy [to immigration] is one of the root causes of our wars.

… we are answerable to an electorate which is uncomfortable with destabilizing mass immigration.

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

We must give Trump credit for asking many politically incorrect questions and challenging mainstream Republican dogma on immigration.

The pro-immigration people are really having a fit saying that I don't care about the children.

If we are to believe that our immigration laws simply have no value, as our current policies would have us believe, should we then simply throw them all out, the entire lot of immigration law? I hope not.

Immigration is the most explosive issue I've seen in my political career.

I respect those who openly advocate for unlimited immigration to the United States. Open borders is an intellectually coherent, defensible position.

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

There are compelling reasons to implement a true America First immigration plan, starting with border security. We are a land of immigrants. Immigration, with assimilation, has generally been good for America.

First of all, we haven't always welcomed immigrants.

There should not be a question of legal or illegal immigration. People came and immigrated to this country from the time of the Indians. No one's illegal. They should just be able to come.

The immigration thing has to be brought to a head, and I feel that the best way to do that is endorse the worst, in the sense of he is a racist and he knows what I'm talking about.