Jan Brewer Quotes

• 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.

  Jan Brewer

  Mean, Law, Police

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• I always tried to do what I believed is right and I've always voted the way that I believe was the right way for my constituency, and that's what I'm doing when I govern.

  Jan Brewer

  Believe, Way, I Believe

  Interview with John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. April 25, 2011.

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• Ninety-nine point nine percent of the people that are gun owners are very responsible.

  Jan Brewer

  Gun, Ninety Nine, People

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• A nation without borders is like a house without walls - it collapses. And that is what is going to happen to our wonderful America.

  Jan Brewer

  Wall, America, House

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• Senate Bill 1062 does not address a specific or present concern related to religious liberty in Arizona. I have not heard one example in Arizona where a business owner’s religious liberty has been violated. The bill was broadly worded - and could result in unintended and negative consequences. After weighing all the arguments I have vetoed Senate Bill 1062 moments ago.

  Jan Brewer

  Religious, Gay, Liberty

  "Jan Brewer: 'So Is Nondiscrimination'" by Hendrik Hertzberg, www.newyorker.com. February 27, 2014.

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• Our law enforcement agencies have found bodies in the desert, either buried or just lying out there, that have been beheaded.

  Jan Brewer

  Lying, Agency, Law

  "Headless bodies and other immigration tall tales in Arizona". Article by Dana Milbank, www.washingtonpost.com. July 11, 2010.

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• Government just simply can't do everything for everyone.

  Jan Brewer

  Government

  Interview with John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. March 26, 2012.

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• And you know, it's not just illegal immigration. Terrorists can come across. They're devastating our ranchers down in southern Arizona - drop houses, kidnapping, automobile accidents, extortion, drugs, the spill-over with the drug cartels. We're facing all of it.

  Jan Brewer

  Drug Cartels, House, Southern

  "Exclusive: Gov. Brewer - We're Not Going to Put Up With Insecure Borders Anymore". "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren, www.foxnews.com. April 28, 2010.

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• President Obama and Hillary Clinton, every time you disagree with them it doesn't matter which subject it is, you're a bigot or you're a racist.

  Jan Brewer

  President, Racist, Matter

  "Brewer vs. O'Malley: Every Time You Disagree with Clinton, Obama You Are Called Racist". Political Panel, www.realclearpolitics.com. June 26, 2016.

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• I believe boycotts are wrong.

  Jan Brewer

  Believe, I Believe, Boycott

  "Ariz. Governor to Obama, Napolitano: 'Do Your Job!'". "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren, www.foxnews.com. May 20, 2010.

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• So you know, I think that the federal government, the Democrats, and President Obama are selling a lot of hope and change, but no delivery of any of those promises.

  Jan Brewer

  Thinking, Government, Promise

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• And under the existing circumstances, I understand there are situations where people indeed need care and need services, but I believe in America that the majority of those people are getting those services under situations and circumstances that are afforded to them by their health care providers and their state government.

  Jan Brewer

  Believe, Government, America

  Interview with John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. March 26, 2012.

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• You know, I think there was a point in time when people didn't really understand how birth certificates were kept in the state of Hawaii, and now, I think that it's been pretty much disclosed that they used to have a long form and now they don't have a long form. Arizona used to have a long form, we now have a short form.

  Jan Brewer

  Thinking, Long, People

  "Interview with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer". Interview with John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. June 1, 2010.

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• Fifty thousand people in Mexico have been murdered. Puerto Penasco, 60 miles south of our border, just had five people and a police officer killed. That is like part of Arizona, and it is spilling over into our state.

  Jan Brewer

  People, Police, Borders

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• Arizona is now recognized as a premier place in which to locate, expand and grow a business.

  Jan Brewer

  Arizona, Grows

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• I think Donald Trump believes in democracy and the right to change of power.

  Jan Brewer

  Believe, Thinking, Democracy

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• Texas has done a very good job of securing their borders with the help of the federal government. California has done a good job.

  Jan Brewer

  Jobs, Government, Texas

  "Meet the Press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. February 26, 2012.

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• But the people of Arizona, the people of America, have been promised that our borders would be secured for years and years and years, with it not happening. And I don't believe the people of America, certainly not the people of Arizona, are ready to discuss anything other at this point in time other than securing our borders.

  Jan Brewer

  Believe, Years, America

  Interview with John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. July 27, 2010.

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• Arizona, our beautiful state, was built on mining. Copper is huge here, and now uranium. And then we have the federal government coming in, writing all these rules and regulations and telling us that we can't do this and we can't do that. We need concise, clear answers.

  Jan Brewer

  Beautiful, Writing, Government

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• Arizona, our beautiful state, was built on mining.

  Jan Brewer

  Beautiful, Uranium Mining, Arizona

  Interview with John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. February 22, 2012.

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• I think that there's a liberal element out there that finds me not acceptable. They don't like my stance on a lot of issues because I am conservative.

  Jan Brewer

  Thinking, Issues, Elements

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• My mother always told me that as you go through life, no matter what you do, or how you do it, you leave a little footprint, and that's your legacy.

  Jan Brewer

  Mother, Legacy, Littles

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• Sometimes I haven't understood why he has done things and why things happened, but I know that God has a plan.

  Jan Brewer

  Done, Sometimes, God Has A Plan

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• The Democrats complain; I choose to compete.

  Jan Brewer

  Complaining, Democrat

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• I took an oath to protect the people of Arizona, and that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to keep pushing in that direction.

  Jan Brewer

  People, Never Quit, Arizona

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