Scott Morrison Quotes

In Greece, refugees are being waved through to the heart of Europe. That is simply unacceptable in the long run. The European Union cannot act like a human trafficker.

Germany has got to deal with its global responsibilities in a mature way. There has been insufficient thought to immigration law, and we need to differentiate between different kinds of migrants. There are valid refugees whose lives are at risk at home.

I'm in total sympathy with Dick Smith's sentiments; I only wish there were grounds for saying we Australians would never tolerate such appalling treatment of refugees being carried out in our name.

Most of the people who are coming to Australia by boat have passed through several countries on the way, and if they simply wanted asylum they could have claimed that in any of the countries through which they'd passed.

America has a long and proud history of providing safe harbor for refugees. We must continue to do so, but in a way that keeps America safe.

There are a lot of us that want to see limitations on refugee resettlement programs.

Forcing states to take refugees doesn't take Europe any further.

I believe we need to ensure there are no refugees placed in Arizona with connections to terrorist organizations.

Aliens with legitimate claims to asylum can still receive it - they simply have to go to one of our ports of entry. Thanks to this decisive order from President Trump, we are continuing to provide a path to protection for those who truly need it, while stopping our generosity from being abused.

People are realizing if they jump across our border and they have a child with them they can raise their hand and claim asylum and they will be caught and released into the homeland.

We can't turn Italy into a refugee camp.

We will seek... to set up an automatic, obligatory system to redistribute asylum-seekers.

We are protecting Europe according to European rules that say borders can be crossed only in certain areas in a controlled way and after registration.

We need to shift our focus from the debates about redistributing refugees within the E.U. and should concentrate more on external border protection.

Stopping and returning illegal migrants to their countries of origin must become standard procedure.

Secure, safe borders with physical barriers, proper technology, manpower, and a sufficient number of judges is attainable and important to the security of our nation. We must also treat these children at the border with compassion and decency.

I hope the Icelandic government grants me political asylum.

If the inmates of Guantanamo want to make their nests in Uruguay, they can do it.

If I was in a refugee camp somewhere on the Pakistani border, of course I'd want to come to Australia.

We cannot continue to allow immigrants to come here illegally. And in this age of terrorism, we must not let in refugees whose intentions cannot be determined.

A vote for Eric Cantor is a vote for open borders. A vote for Eric Cantor is a vote for amnesty.

If 30 Australians drowned in Sydney Harbour, it would be a national tragedy. But when 30 or more refugees drown off the Australian coast, it is a political question.

Americans are accustomed to welcoming, or at least receiving, refugees from other countries, not creating our own.

The U. S.'s moral responsibility to accept immigrants is not unlimited.

We don't need to bring 100,000 refugees in from the Middle East.