Linda Chavez Quotes

America deserves common sense immigration reform that reflects our interests and our values as Americans.

The reason we have to close the back door of illegal immigration is so that we may keep open the front door of legal immigration.

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

I'm not anti-immigration.

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.

We could have free immigration if we did not have a welfare state. In principle I would like to see free immigration.

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

We must come up with new immigration laws to … show that we are a compassionate nation of immigrants.

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.

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

For a few years, more people have been leaving our country than entering it. Wherever it is possible, we must lower the entry hurdles for those who bring the country forward.

As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation's economy and culture.

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

We are not going to build a pressure in Mexico. We're not building walls to retain our people.

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

The Libertarian position on immigration is to have, not open borders with no restrictions, but to have controlled borders that allow hard-working people to come into America to help raise their standard of living and improve the American economy.

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.

We're a nation of immigrants - there's no question about that. But we're also a nation of laws. I think we have to honor both of those.

I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigrants.

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.

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

We need the immigrants.

There is not going to be a border. There will be a free movement of people just like the free movement of goods.

There should not be any immigration policy. We should welcome anyone who wants to come here.