Keir Starmer Quotes

Washington, D.C. is what is broken, not the immigration policies. We have good laws. We have people suffer every day because of government's failure to enforce the law and be respectful to the process we have. We have a pathway to citizenship already in place.

Whether we start with a provisional status and legal permanent residence... or we set up some other way to assimilate legally, you can't ever put in something that says, 'You can never become a citizen.' That's un-American.

Every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in, and leave Canada.

The fact is this is a great country because we've always embraced immigrants. The fact is we have every right to enforce our borders and to protect them, but we also need to provide a pathway for citizenship.

It wouldn't matter whether you were Latino or Hispanic or Norwegian. If you didn't have proof of citizenship and if the police officer had reasonable suspicion, he would ask and verify your citizenship. I mean, that's the way that it is. That's what the federal law says. And that's what the law in Arizona says.

Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of good character with a real path towards citizenship.

The wise decision by President Obama to grant some undocumented immigrants the right to remain in the United States for two years without the threat of deportation is already benefitting the country.

No American should be forced to choose between their spouse and their country.

Romania will always defend the Roma's right to move freely in Europe. They are European citizens and as long as there is no evidence they broke the law they should enjoy the same rights of any European citizen.

When it comes to fighting for citizenship that many people take for granted, there isn't anyone I would not talk to. When it comes to immigration, there isn't any question I will not answer.

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

I support legal immigration.

Hereafter no State court or court of the United States shall admit Chinese to citizenship.

Citizenship obtained through naturalization is not a second-class citizenship.

On immigration reform you don’t get a bill without a path to citizenship .

It is time to stand strong for the American people. It is time to champion the interests of those constantly neglected on the question of immigration: the men and women and children we represent - the citizens of this country to whom we owe our ultimate allegiance.

I still passionately support comprehensive immigration reform legislation with a path to full and equal citizenship.

I still have a Japanese passport. I haven't become an American citizen, and I am worried about getting deported every day.

The 1986 act didn't turn illegal immigrants into citizens on the spot. It granted temporary resident status only to those who could prove they had resided continuously in America for five years. After 18 months, their status could be upgraded to permanent residency, and only after another five years could they become U.S. citizens.

And we'll build a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants who are already contributing to our economy!

People think that every day we pass monumental legislation. Oftentimes, the most important thing that you have done that day is help a family with a visa.

In the U.S., those requesting a Green Card must take an oath that they will fulfill the rights and duties of citizenship.

Every country has the right to manage who comes in and out of those borders.

There can be a debate on the Citizenship Amendment Act, but why should we shelter someone who has come to India illegally from outside?

President Barack Obama's decision to provide amnesty for hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens under the DACA program was unlawful, and the court interfered with President Trump's duty and absolute right to rescind it.