Philip Hammond Quotes

I'm not anti-immigration.

Britain’s efforts to restrict immigration have become “a very large obstacle” to hiring the best scientists.

It could be construed that the reason I wouldn't wish to live in England is the immigration explosion. And that's not true at all.

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

People are frustrated. This is the most generous country in the world when it comes to immigration. There are a million people a year who legally immigrate to the United States, and people feel like we're being taken advantage of. We feel like despite our generosity, we're being taken advantage of.

The new wave of mass immigration … reinforced the leftist campaign to destroy Christendom

There was an obvious link between 30 or 40 years of a policy of uncontrolled immigration and the social explosion in French cities.

Massive immigration has only just begun. It is the biggest problem facing France, Europe and probably the world. We risk being submerged.

The closed-door policy [to immigration] is one of the root causes of our wars.

We might have some problems with some countries. Why should we not take into consideration the country of origin [in making immigration decisions]?

Nigel Farage has persuaded too many people that we have lost control of our borders.

Typically, if a politician makes immigration an issue, it's because of the belief that immigrants are taking jobs from Americans.

We believe in immigration, but we don't believe in mass immigration.

With the issue of immigration, it's very difficult because, although I don't have anything against people from other countries, the higher the influx into England, the more the British identity disappears.

The voters in my district, and around the country, have demanded that Congress get a hold on the influx of illegal immigrants and tighten the security around our borders.

Uncontrolled, mass immigration displaces British workers, forces people onto benefits, and suppresses wages for the low-paid.

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

The immigration thing has to be brought to a head, and I feel that the best way to do that is endorse the worst, in the sense of he is a racist and he knows what I'm talking about.

Immigration in America is a highly polarized issue and there are passionate views on both sides.

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

The Republican Party looks at massive immigration, legal and illegal, as a source of cheap labor, satisfying a very important constituency.

If you can’t control your borders, you can’t control immigration. And if we can’t control immigration, there is no way re can reform immigration.

Neither party wants to do anything about the immigration problem. The Republicans want the cheap labor. The Democrats want the votes.

The colonists did not realize it but you and I know that emigration … could have been stopped and all ports could have been closed. It was my duty to steer my precious bark through all the shoals and quirks regardless of the quirks and ridicule of the passengers. I knew what I was about—they did not.

Unrestricted immigration has allowed the American Southwest to be invaded by aliens who may well in the near future … break the nation apart.