Gwen Ifill Quotes

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.

The immigration issue is, I recognize, one that generates a lot of passion, but it does not make sense for us to want to push talent out.

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

I am opposed to those who have an ideological vision of immigration, and I think that, given the situation in France, it must stop.

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

The Trump view of immigration defies our history. Immigration is a transaction that has historically benefited the country.

Florida doesn't need an immigration law.

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 saying we need to stop immigration at all; people can come from wherever.

I'm not wise enough to know what is the right immigration policy for the United States of America.

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

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.

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 Democratic Party looks at massive immigration, legal and illegal, as a source of voters.

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.

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

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 be a national party in America and be perceived as an anti-immigration party.

We must come up with new immigration laws to … show that we are a compassionate nation of immigrants.

It is important that we enact immigration reform.

I just think that Stephen Miller is completely tone deaf when it comes to reforming our immigration system.

The immigration laws of the United States should not be used to buy and sell political favors.

Immigration is the most difficult issue I've ever dealt with, and I've dealt with some tough issues: drones, gays in the military, WikiLeaks, Guantanamo. But immigration is hardest because there are so few people willing to talk and build consensus. Everybody's firmly made up their mind. It's a polarized issue.