Subramanian Swamy Quotes

I had fought against the unjust restriction of immigration.

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

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

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.

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

Do liberals think nations such as Canada, Japan, Britain and Australia are pursuing 'racist' immigration policies? All have had merit-based immigration systems in place for decades.

What I have always thought is that there should be a proper national conversation about what kind of immigration policies we have.

I am actually an open borders kind of guy.

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.

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 anti-immigration.

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

I am not against migration. It is simply pragmatic to restrict migration, while at the same time encouraging integration and fighting discrimination. I support the idea of the free movement of goods, people, money and jobs in Europe.

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.

Our country was founded on immigration. We are all occupying Native American land here. At what point do we say 'It's our land, and nobody else can come here.'

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

There should not be a question of legal or illegal immigration. People came and immigrated to this country from the time of the Indians. No one's illegal. They should just be able to come.

In 1939 I hadn't even realized that this was an immigration problem.

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

People who say that there's a vote within the Republican Party that moves against immigrants is just factually not accurate.

No one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws, and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country. At the same time, that does not mean we just flat out open our borders. We can't do that.

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

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.

The most important issue we have to deal with is freedom of movement.