Mitt Romney Quotes

The number of men out on strike exceeds that of any other industrial contest in the history of our country.

We have reached the point where we must advise the miners … to either continue working under these unjust and tyrannical conditions or counsel a strike.

Thank God we have a system of labor where there can be a strike.

Europe is especially vulnerable to terrorists who may hide among the refugees pouring across its borders.

I don't have a problem with people from Slovakia and Lithuania. But I do have a problem with immigration from Islamic countries.

We are letting people into America that are going to cause problems and crime like you've never seen. We're also letting drugs pour through our southern border at a record clip. At a record clip. And it shouldn't be allowed to happen.

Obamacare premiums are of no concern to people in the establishment. Same thing with illegal immigration, same thing with trade deals.

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

America has enough problems without allowing people to come in, who in many cases, or in some cases, are looking to do tremendous destruction.

The people that we're allowing into our country, we are allowing people into our country that are going to cause us tremendous problems. This isn't a question of will it happen; this a question of when.

Those who feel a little insecure about our border have some reason to feel that way.

When you look at all of the problems that are streaming and flowing over that border, the first thing we have to do is secure it. Job number one.

I recognize and appreciate the legitimate concerns of residents and officials in southwestern New Mexico, particularly Hidalgo County, who have asked for our assistance, as migrants and asylum-seekers continue to appear at their doorstep.

I was just wondering if I'd ever get a visa to go to the U.S. Probably not.

For those of us living in Texas and other border states, the reality of an open and unsecured border is a part of everyday life.

I wouldn't have supported invoking Taft-Hartley to help George Bush end a strike.

Well, I do want to talk about the challenges at the border. New Mexico, if you will, has become an Ellis Island and we want to take that issue seriously and we're not going to shy away that it presents significant challenges.

If somebody takes masses of non-registered immigrants from the Middle East into a country, this also means importing terrorism, criminalism, anti-Semitism, and homophobia.

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.

If I could, I'd go city by city, county by county, town by town, and talk to people to explain to them what immigration is really about - that this is not about me, this is not about us, this is not about us taking something from you. This is not about us being a threat to you. This is not about Democrat or Republican, and this is not really about border security. But in some ways our politics, and in many ways our politicians, have gotten in the way.

Some people would say we're already under attack by aliens - not space aliens, but illegal aliens.

Countries in which immigration will be suspended would include places like Syria and Libya.And we are going to stop the tens of thousands of people coming in from Syria. We have no idea who they are, where they come from. There's no documentation. There's no paperwork.

When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending the best.

I don't have a philosophical objection, necessarily, to a travel ban if that is the thing that is going to keep the American people safe.

Where people coming into our country who are going to cause you and our law enforcement tremendous problems and therefore our society in the future. Because we have politicians that should be ashamed of themselves.