Immigration Reform Quotes - Page 2

• When you take comprehensive, then we're dealing with certain issues like full citizenship ... And whatever else we disagree on, I think we would agree on that that's a more toxic and contentious issue, granting full amnesty.

  Herbert Spencer

  Thinking, Issues, Immigration

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• No cambiarías la alfombra de tu casa si todavía tuvieras un agujero en el tejado... Estamos hablando de que cada vez que empiezas a agitar una zanahoria como la ciudadanía estadounidense sin asegurar las fronteras, ese número [de inmigrantes indocumentados] que tenemos hoy creo que se duplicará o triplicará.

  Lou Barletta

  Creer, Hogar, Hablar

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• It's amnesty that America can't afford. We have to stop people from coming in illegally. This will be a green light for anyone who wants to come to America illegally and then be granted citizenship one day... The majority that are here illegally are low-skilled or may not even have a high school diploma. The Republican Party is not going to compete over who can give more social programs out. They will become Democrats because of the social programs they'll depend on.

  Lou Barletta

  Party, School, Light

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• All I can tell you is what I see at home- a lot of lessons learned from '86. That, 'OK, we'll go one-time amnesty and after that we'll really be good.' But nobody believes it this time, nobody believes it.

  Michael C. Burgess

  Believe, Home, Lesson Learned

  "Lone Star rising". www.politico.com.

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• La gente tiene ahora mismo una vía para obtener la ciudadanía: Es cumplir las leyes de inmigración, y si tienen una relación familiar, si tienen una cualificación laboral que se lo permita, pueden obtener la ciudadanía.

  Bob Goodlatte

  Empleo, Derecho, Competencias

  "Meet the Virginian Shaping The House GOP's Immigration Plan", por David Welna, www.npr.org. 21 de febrero de 2013.

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• But simply someone who broke the law, came here, say, 'I'll give you citizenship now,' that I don't think is going to happen.

  Bob Goodlatte

  Thinking, Law, Giving

  "Meet The Virginian Shaping The House GOP's Immigration Plan". "Morning Edition" with David Welna, www.wfdd.org. February 21, 2013.

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• So I think there's going to be a constituent backlash against this thing soon, as they see it moving in that direction...Whether they can pass something before the American public wakes up, I don't know.

  Steve King

  Moving, Thinking, Immigration

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• Even Republicans seem to think that these undocumented Democrats could be made [GOP] voters...and what happens is that two out every three that would be legalized [and] become Democrats. And it's not 12 million. It's more like 20 million...But it isn't just the equation of 2/3 of over 20 million that will vote for the guy who opposes our conservative candidate whoever that might be, but it's also those who will leave us if we fail them...We have to go back and tie together and restore the pillars of American exceptionalism and the rule of law is essential.

  Steve King

  Thinking, Law, Two

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• I thought that conclusion that we leaped to right after the election, that has been disproven statistically so many times, I don't know why Republicans would advocate that advocating for comprehensive immigration reform is somehow a political solution for the Republicans losing a percentage of Hispanics. I probably have less appetite for this than either the Senate or colleagues in the House, certainly the Democrats and most likely members of the Republican Conference. They are still wrestling with trying to get their education up to a level where they can actually advocate for policy.

  Steve King

  Wrestling, House, Political

  "Immigration talks gain momentum". www.politico.com.

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• A special pathway to citizenship is off the table... when I talk to members of the group in the Senate, they're saying that we're both saying the same thing.

  Raul Labrador

  Special, Pathways, Immigration

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• Any new pathway to citizenship is completely off the table ... [Illegal immigrants should be able to get citizenship] the same way as any other immigrant has to do it ... You have to apply for legal permanent residence, be it family-based or employment-based. You shouldn't be treated worse than the people doing it the right way, but I think it would be unconscionable for us to treat them better than the people who are doing it the right way.

  Raul Labrador

  Thinking, People, Pathways

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• Extending amnesty to those who came here illegally or overstayed their visas is dangerous waters...We are a nation of laws, and I will evaluate any proposal through that matrix.

  Jim Sensenbrenner

  Law, Water, Immigration

  "House group secretly crafts immigration plan". www.politico.com.

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• It would cost Americans their jobs when they have to compete with millions of more [immigrants] for scarce jobs.

  Lamar S. Smith

  Jobs, Immigration, Cost

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• Los contribuyentes estadounidenses se verán obligados a pagar la factura de los abrumadores costes de la amnistía. Según la ley actual, una vez que 11 millones de inmigrantes ilegales reciban el estatus de libertad condicional, tendrán acceso inmediato a prestaciones federales como la Seguridad Social y la cobertura del Obamacare. Si antes pensábamos que teníamos un problema con el gasto público, sólo hay que esperar.

  Lamar S. Smith

  Gobierno, Ley, Obamacare

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• I worry that the Senate is working to consider a series of little-noticed provisions in comprehensive immigration reform that may provide a pathway to a national ID card for all individuals present in the United States - citizens and noncitizens.

  Rand Paul

  Worry, Pathways, Immigration

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• Nuestra política de inmigración debe guiarse por lo que más conviene a este gran país y al pueblo estadounidense. Una reforma integral de la inmigración reforzará la seguridad de Estados Unidos e impulsará el crecimiento económico.

  Charles Rangel

  País, Gente, Crecimiento

  "Oscar para los soñadores válidos" por el representante Charles Rangel, www.huffingtonpost.com. 6 de marzo de 2014.

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• Lost in much of the national debate about immigration reform is how Democrats ultimately stand to gain electorally with any legislation or executive action that would put the newly legalized residents on a path to voting.

  Aaron Klein

  Voting, Immigration, Reform

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• Tenemos que hacer una reforma de la inmigración mientras los partidarios de la deportación siguen tambaleándose.

  Hillary Clinton

  Immigration, Reform, Deportation

  Fuente: www.washingtonpost.com

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• When politicians talk about immigration reform, they usually mean the following, amnesty, open borders, lower wages.

  Donald Trump

  Mean, Immigration, Reform

  "Transcript of Donald Trump's Immigration Speech" by Travis Dove, www.nytimes.com. September 1, 2016.

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• Immigration reform should mean something else entirely. It should mean improvements to our laws and policies to make life better for American citizens.

  Donald Trump

  Media, Derecho, Inmigración

  "Transcript of Donald Trump's Immigration Speech" by Travis Dove, www.nytimes.com. September 1, 2016.

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• Hillary Clinton y creo en una reforma migratoria integral. Donald Trump cree en la nación de la deportación. Tienes que elegir tu opción.

  Tim Kaine

  Believe, Choices, Immigration

  Fuente: www.politico.com

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• Llevo años a favor de la seguridad fronteriza. Voté a favor de la seguridad fronteriza en el Senado de los Estados Unidos. Y mi plan de reforma integral de la inmigración incluye, por supuesto, la seguridad fronteriza.

  Hillary Clinton

  Years, Immigration, United States

  Transcripción del tercer debate presidencial, www.nytimes.com. 20 de octubre de 2016.

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• I happen to believe in immigration reform but I don't believe that that means that every person who has come into America should be able to stay.

  Andrew Breitbart

  Believe, Mean, America

  Source: latinalista.com

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• Like, for example, way back then,[George W.] Bush could have passed immigration reform, just like [Barack] Obama could have when he first came in. And both of them passed on it, so now they leave it for now.

  Rudy Giuliani

  Immigration, Example, Reform

  Fuente: www.realclearpolitics.com

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• I am glad to see the wheels are moving at last toward comprehensive immigration reform after last year's election. I am glad that immigrants are speaking up.

  Andrew Lam

  Moving, Years, Speaking Up

  "'Las aves del paraíso perdido': Una conversación con el autor Andrew Lam". Entrevista con Anna Challet, www.huffingtonpost.com. 5 de marzo de 2013.

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