Virgil Goode Quotes

As the 109th Congress continues to debate legislation that will affect the lives of immigrants, it is important for us to remember that we are a nation of immigrants.

I'm not anti-immigration.

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

It would be unwise for the modern Republican Party to come across as hostile to immigration. That has been the losing position in American history for 200 years.

I believe immigration reform is a commitment of President Obama's government, especially since it gives him a chance to respond to the great demand expressed by U.S. Hispanic voters.

You can’ t be a national party in America and be perceived as an anti-immigration party.

There is no more an enthusiastic advocate of legal immigration in the U.S. Senate than I am, and that is a message that resonates powerfully in the Hispanic community.

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

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

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.

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

The immigration issue is, I recognize, one that generates a lot of passion, but it does not make sense for us to want to push talent out.

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

Everyone has an opinion when it comes to immigration - strong, intense opinions.

I'm a big supporter of immigration.

I personally believe that a democratic society is morally entitled to set and enforce a limit on the number of new immigrants admitted each year.

If you support amnesty, you should vote for the Democrats.

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

The Democratic Party looks at massive immigration, legal and illegal, as a source of voters.

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.

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

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.

As a nation that values immigration, and depends on immigration, we should have immigration laws that work and make us proud. Yet today we do not. Instead, we see many employers turning to the illegal labor market. We see millions of hard-working men and women condemned to fear and insecurity in a massive, undocumented economy.

Our nation relies on immigrants.

I was very heartened by Rupert Murdoch's passionate interest in immigration reform. He is an immigrant himself. He understands from a business perspective how important immigration reform would be to our economy.