Theodore Hesburgh Quotes

Open borders would be clear access to this country without going through a legal immigration process, and that's exactly what Mrs. Clinton is wanting us to do.

We must fix our broken immigration system. That means stopping illegal immigration. And it means welcoming properly vetted legal immigrants, regardless of their race or religion. Just like we have for centuries.

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.

You can’t fix legal immigration until you fix illegal immigration.

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.

UKIP believe that immigration can be an extremely positive thing. But it has to be controlled.

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

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.

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.

We need employer sanctions to avoid illegal immigration so that legal immigration may dominate.

I think the key to getting rid of illegal immigration, no matter where its coming from, is that you need to have a good legal apparatus for immigration.

We need legal immigration as an alternative to illegal immigration and a way of getting the millions of unauthorized immigrants already here to get legal and get in compliance with our laws.

I think what we need to do is to have an immigration system where legal immigration is easier.

Ending illegal immigration only strengthens legal immigration.

You cannot grant amnesty. If the American people see us granting amnesty they will never again believe in legal immigration. They will never again support it, and that's wrong for our country, bad for our future.

I'm not anti-immigration.

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

I will continue to enforce all the laws, including illegal immigration. Nothing changes.

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.

I love immigrants. Legal, illegal - they're not to be despised.

Like all other law-abiding Americans, I fully support legal immigration.

We're a nation of immigrants - there's no question about that. But we're also a nation of laws. I think we have to honor both of those.

I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigrants.

Resolutions of the State Council of Ohio, Junior Order of United American Mechanics urging passage of laws to prevent the landing on our shores of the vicious, lawless, pauperized, and anarchistic elements of foreign countries.

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