Kevin de Leon Quotes

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

Obama gave temporary amnesty to well over 1 million illegal immigrants, and Romney said nothing.

It is not 'dehumanizing' to call someone an illegal immigrant if he/she resides in the host country illegally.

Learning to distinguish the illegal immigrant from the legal immigrant does not solve the problem of illegal immigration.

I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigrants.

The illegal immigrants may have broken the law, but we have been complicit.

All across this country, undocumented immigrants are living in fear of seeing their families torn apart because of our broken immigration system. Many of those immigrants are children who were brought here at a young age through no fault of their own.

If you're an illegal alien in Prince William County, I'd get out.

The story of undocumented immigrants in this country is not just about undocumented immigrants. It's about the country as a whole, and it's about us being able to tell the truth about where we are with this issue because we haven't been telling the truth about where we are with this issue.

There are parents who are really angry that I decided to portray people who have come into the country illegally as decent human beings.

The fact of the matter is, this country is not going to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. What are we supposed to do with them? What are we supposed to do with these kids?

In Tagalog, we call undocumented people 'TNT,' which means tago ng tago, which means 'hiding and hiding.' So that's literally what undocumented means in Tagalog. And that kind of tells you how Filipinos think of this issue, and really any culture, right?

Illegal immigration continues to be a major problem in the United States. We have people waiting to come here legally. And we should not be rewarding people who have come here illegally.

What person here illegally (and in his right mind), will go to the government, announce being here illegally (e.g. plead guilty), provide all sorts of information as to where that person lives etc. to get a work permit only to be a target for deportation in two years?

If I am elected president we will secure the border and we will end the illegal immigration.

One way to sensitize Washington to the illegal alien problem is to make them pay for it.

Illegal immigration undermines legal immigration.

Our current immigration laws are in a word --- unjust!

The federal government is responsible for addressing how to address the status of the estimated 9 to 15 million people who are in the country illegally, but local and state law enforcement can be helpful partners in that regard.

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

Cracking down on illegal immigration was a key priority when I ran in 2002, 2006, and during my time as governor. Illegal immigration is a big problem, and it needs to be strongly addressed.

'Self-deport?' What the heck does that mean?

I'm for immigration reform. I think the system's horribly broken, and we need to do something about it.

There can be a debate on the Citizenship Amendment Act, but why should we shelter someone who has come to India illegally from outside?

I hope that President-elect Trump will drop his unrealistic campaign pledge to deport millions of immigrants who've made their lives in this country and contribute to our country.