Erna Solberg Quotes

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

The first thing to be said respecting any serious proposition importantly to restrict immigration into the United States is, that such a proposition necessarily and properly encounters a high degree of incredulity, arising from the traditions of our country. From the beginning, it has been the policy of the United States, both officially and according to the prevailing sentiment of our people, to tolerate, to welcome, and to encourage immigration, without qualification and without discrimination. For generations, it was the settled opinion of our people, which found no challenge anywhere, that immigration was a source of both strength and wealth.

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

I'm not anti-immigration.

For a few years, more people have been leaving our country than entering it. Wherever it is possible, we must lower the entry hurdles for those who bring the country forward.

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.

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

Immigration is one of the leading contributors to population growth.

Any immigration policy carries costs and benefits and that policies differ in the ways in which they distribute these costs and benefits among the native population.

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.

The reason we have to close the back door of illegal immigration is so that we may keep open the front door of legal immigration.

There is no such thing as free immigration. Every self-governing nation is going to determine what sort of people it will admit through its boundaries.

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

America draws tremendous strength from its diversity, which prompts the question, as Congress contemplates comprehensive immigration reform, why are some lawmakers aiming to curb diversity instead of promoting it?

Some Brexiteers are passionate defenders of the benefits of immigration. Others just can't wait to slam the doors shut.

The bedrock foundation of any rational immigration policy should be to benefit America rather than benefiting potential or existing immigrants, or any other specific group, whether favorable or antagonistic to them.

Once you've got through immigration, one is always made to feel very welcome in America, once they've let you in. It's a great place to be.

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.

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.

Immigration is the most explosive issue I've seen in my political career.

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.

However, I don't doubt that a wave of immigration will come to Poland.

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

I respect those who openly advocate for unlimited immigration to the United States. Open borders is an intellectually coherent, defensible position.

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.