Immigration Policy Quotes

“If a nation's security is only as strong as its weakest link, then America may be in serious trouble. Hawaii may be our weakest link and could have a serious impact on our nation's immigration policy.”

“NDAA should be about providing critical funding for our troops, not debating immigration policy.”

“Throughout our history, Canada's immigration policy has brought people here who had a pathway to citizenship. They were - and are - nation builders. It has been supported by political parties of all stripes and promoted by successive governments over generations.”

“People don't appreciate the extent to which we've set in motion a substantial and long-overdue change to U.S. immigration policy, simply by directing the DHS to use existing laws and authorities.”

“It is clear that United States immigration policy is badly in need of reform.”

“Libertarian immigration policy would be an experiment in which I don't think we should participate. We should not bet the republic that the results will be good. I suspect the results would be a disaster and the end of the American experiment.”

“The Biden Administration's Executive Actions have attracted an influx of migrants seeking to take advantage of irresponsible and poorly thought-out immigration policy.”

“All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian.”

“Although it's the second largest country in the world, our useful area has been reduced. Our immigration policy is disgusting: We plunder southern countries by depriving them of future leaders, and we want to increase our population to support economic growth.”

“My position on immigration has been clear for a long time. I believe the federal government ought to do their job. You know, secure our borders. Come up with an immigration policy that Americans understand and people who want to come to this country understand.”

“As home secretary, I will work to ensure that our immigration policy is fair and humane.”

“Out of college, I had two job offers. One was to be a canoe instructor for Outward Bound. And frankly, that would have paid better than the job I took, working on a policy commission in Washington that focused on immigration policy and refugees. But that decision made all the difference.”

“President Obama made far-reaching, unilateral changes to our nation's immigration policy despite saying on over 22 different occasions that he did not have the authority to do so.”

“We need an immigration policy that works for America First.”

“We do not need an immigration policy that displaces American workers or American students and drives up costs in education.”

“I sit on the House Judiciary Committee, where we've been actively working on concrete solutions to fix our nation's immigration policy, piece-by-piece.”

“We will end free movement of people and implement our own immigration policy that prioritises highly-skilled migrants.”

“At almost every step of modern immigration policy and immigration politics, we have exacerbated underlying problems and made things worse.”

“Our immigration policy should be based in compassion and a desire to help the other.”

“Immigration policy isn't really what we at HHS do.”