Immigration Quotes - Page 38

• While Hillary Clinton meets only with donors and lobbyists, my plan was crafted with the input from Federal Immigration offices, very great people.

  Donald Trump

  People, Office, Lobbyists

  Donald Trump's immigration speech in Phoenix, Arizona, www.nytimes.com. September 1, 2016.

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• In recent days, the media, as it usually does, has missed the whole point on immigration.

  Donald Trump

  Media, Doe, Whole

  Source: abcnews.go.com

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• In a Trump administration all immigration laws will be enforced, will be enforced. As with any law enforcement activity, we will set priorities.

  Donald Trump

  Law, Priorities, Enforcement

  "Transcript of Donald Trump’s Immigration Speech". www.nytimes.com. September 1, 2016.

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• According to data provided by the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, and the national interest between 9/11 and the end of 2014, at least 380 foreign born individuals were convicted in terror cases inside the United States. And even right now the largest number of people are under investigation for exactly this that we've ever had in the history of our country.

  Donald Trump

  Country, Data, Numbers

  Donald Trump's immigration speech in Phoenix, Arizona, www.nytimes.com. September 1, 2016.

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• As soon as I enter office I am going to ask Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to begin a comprehensive review of these cases in order to develop a list of regions and countries from which immigration must be suspended until proven and effective vetting mechanisms can be put in place.

  Donald Trump

  Country, Order, Justice

  Source: time.com

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• Countries in which immigration will be suspended would include places like Syria and Libya.And we are going to stop the tens of thousands of people coming in from Syria. We have no idea who they are, where they come from. There's no documentation. There's no paperwork.

  Donald Trump

  Country, Ideas, People

  "Transcript of Donald Trump’s Immigration Speech". www.nytimes.com. September 1, 2016.

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• Immigration law doesn't exist for the purpose of keeping criminals out. It exists to protect all aspects of American life. The work site, the welfare office, the education system, and everything else.

  Donald Trump

  Law, Office, Criminals

  Donald Trump's Immigration Speech in Phoenix, www.latimes.com. August 31, 2016.

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• That is why immigration limits are established in the first place. If we only enforced the laws against crime, then we have an open border to the entire world. We will enforce all of our immigration laws.

  Donald Trump

  Law, Borders, World

  Donald Trump's Immigration Speech in Phoenix, www.latimes.com. August 31, 2016.

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• And the same goes for government benefits. The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that 62 percent of households headed by illegal immigrants use some form of cash or non-cash welfare programs like food stamps or housing assistance. Tremendous costs, by the way, to our country.

  Donald Trump

  Country, Government, Welfare Programs

  Donald Trump's Immigration Speech in Phoenix, www.latimes.com. August 31, 2016.

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• We will reform legal immigration to serve the best interests of America and its workers, the forgotten people. Workers. We're going to take care of our workers.

  Donald Trump

  America, People, Reform

  Donald Trump's Speech On Immigration in Phoenix, Arizona, www.nytimes.com. September 1, 2016.

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• We've admitted 59 million immigrants to the United States between 1965 and 2015. Many of these arrivals have greatly enriched our country. So true. But we now have an obligation to them and to their children to control future immigration as we are following, if you think, previous immigration waves.

  Donald Trump

  Country, Children, Thinking

  Donald Trump's Immigration Speech in Phoenix, www.latimes.com. August 31, 2016.

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• We've had some big waves [of immigration]. And tremendously positive things have happened. Incredible things have happened.

  Donald Trump

  Incredibles, Wave, Bigs

  Source: time.com

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• Within just a few years immigration as a share of national population is set to break all historical records. The time has come for a new immigration commission to develop a new set of reforms to our legal immigration system in order to achieve the following goals.

  Donald Trump

  Order, Years, Goal

  "Donald Trump promises 'no amnesty' in aggressive immigration speech - as it happened" by Scott Bixby, Tom Mccarthy, Claire Phipps, www.theguardian.com. September 1, 2016.

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• [We need] to keep immigration levels measured by population share within historical norms.

  Donald Trump

  Historical, Population, Needs

  Source: time.com

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• [We need] to choose immigrants based on merit. Merit, skill, and proficiency. Doesn't that sound nice? And to establish new immigration controls to boost wages and to ensure that open jobs are offered to American workers first.

  Donald Trump

  Jobs, Nice, Skills

  Source: time.com

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• We've been living under outdated immigration rules from decades ago. They're decades and decades old.

  Donald Trump

  Outdated, Decades

  "Transcript of Donald Trump’s Immigration Speech". www.nytimes.com. September 1, 2016.

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• I believe we should sunset our visa laws so that Congress is forced to periodically revise and revisit them to bring them up to date. They're archaic. They're ancient. We wouldn't put our entire federal budget on auto pilot for decades, so why should we do the same for the very, very complex subject of immigration?

  Donald Trump

  Believe, Sunset, Law

  "Donald Trump promises 'no amnesty' in aggressive immigration speech - as it happened" by Scott Bixby, Tom Mccarthy, Claire Phipps, www.theguardian.com. September 1, 2016.

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• America deserves common sense immigration reform that reflects our interests and our values as Americans.

  Hank Johnson

  America, Common Sense, Reform

  "Time Is Right for Comprehensive Immigration Reform" by Rep. Hank Johnson, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 10, 2013.

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• Politically, I don't care what party you're from, offer a point of view and let's see what happens and really debate the issues rather than use personal attacks. Really talk about it, talk about immigration, talk about education, talk about pollution.

  Robin Williams

  Party, Views, Issues

  "Robin Williams Interview License To Wed". Wild About Movies Interview, www.wildaboutmovies.com.

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• I think we need a real plan, which is why I have offered a much more specific approach to securing the border, fixing the legal immigration system and addressing illegal immigration.

  Carly Fiorina

  Real, Thinking, Borders

  "Carly Fiorina, the other woman". Interview with Glenn Harlan Reynolds, www.usatoday.com. July 19, 2015.

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• If you don't control the borders, it doesn't matter what immigration laws you have.

  Thomas Sowell

  Law, Borders, Matter

  "Do No Harm: An Interview With Thomas Sowell". Interview with David Harsanyi, thefederalist.com. January 13, 2015.

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• Our immigration policy should be driven by what is in the best interest of this great country and the American people. Comprehensive immigration reform will strengthen U.S. security and boost economic growth.

  Charles Rangel

  Country, People, Growth

  "Oscar for Valid Dreamers" by Rep. Charles Rangel, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 6, 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, Reform, Gains

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• As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

  Alex Tabarrok

  Differences, Wages, Birth

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• The flow of people into the United States into slavery, it follows the other types of immigration into the United States, so people who are trying to build new lives, trying to build a better life.

  Kevin Bales

  People, Trying, United States

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