Jimmy Carter Quotes

Let me tell you who the immigration system in America does not serve. It does not serve you the American people.

We will look at the entire immigration question from the protection of outer borders through the asylum procedures to integration, in particular its efficacy.

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.

[Illegal immigration] costs the taxpayers of the United States a lot of money. And it's unfair to Americans who are working every day to pay their own bills. It's also unfair to a lot of people who have waited in line for years and years in other countries to be legal immigrants.

I think we need to do two things - or three things. One is we need to put a stop on refugees until we can vet.

We must make immigration a legal, orderly process to eliminate this issue, not further criminalize it.

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.

One of the Republicans' major products is dream making. People are dying to get into this country... not out of it.

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.

The current system for admission of refugees with family ties in the U.S. is fraught with inconsistencies and discriminatory practices.

We simply cannot allow people to pour into the United States undetected, undocumented, unchecked, and circumventing the line of people who are waiting patiently, diligently, and lawfully to become immigrants in this country.

There will be no use of military forces in immigration. There will be no - repeat, no - mass deportations.

Refugee policy is only one part of immigration law needing a drastic overhaul.

We need to create a fair immigration process that ensures the wellbeing of all families and prevents the wrong people from coming to this country, that includes reforming ICE and immigration enforcement.

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.

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.

The inhumane treatment of families turned an immigration issue into an immigration crisis.

One must be deliberately ignoring reality to pretend that our asylum process is not being abused.

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.

The asylum process is being completely taken advantage of.

We want people to come into our country, but they have to come into our country legally and properly vetted and in a manner that serves the national interest! We've been living under outdated immigration rules from decades ago.

The immigration issue is about the separation of families, and that is not human, in any country in the world, but especially in the United States. We should not root for a law that separates families.

Granting amnesty to people who broke the law penalizes the millions of people who are waiting to come to America legally.

Having been a governor and now having the privilege to serve as vice president, it heartens me to know the passion that President Trump has for ensuring our system of immigration, the way people come into this country is operated in a way that puts safety and security and the well-being of every American, regardless of their race or creed, first and foremost.

Our message to the world will be this. You cannot obtain legal status or become a citizen of the United States by illegally entering our country. That's right. People will know that you can't just smuggle in, hunker down, and wait to be legalized. It's not going to work that way. Those days are over.