1. “Immigration is a good thing. We should make that as easy as possible.” ― Gary Johnson
2. “The most powerful nation on earth should be able to pass a fair, effective immigration law that combines compassion with responsibility and does not injure hard-working Americans who are taxed up to here.” ― Bill O’Reilly
3. “We need to pass comprehensive immigration reform, period.” ― Kamala Booker
4. “Immigration is a gateway basically. It’s a check-off point for Latino voters.” ― Jeb Bush
5. “Immigration is one of the leading contributors to population growth.” ― Paul Watson
6. “While I support immigration regulated through a legal framework, I do not support rewarding those who broke the law to get here.” ― Kit Bond
7. “Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
8. “Whenever I write about immigration, I hear heart-wrenching stories of computer workers who are unemployed and facing severe hardship.” ― Vivek Wadhwa
9. “Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of good character with a real path towards citizenship.” ― Joe Baca
10. “I support legal immigration. I don’t support amnesty because it is not fair to people standing in line at consulates around the world.” ― Heather Wilson
11. “I’m in favor of immigration but we also need rules.” ― Gary Ackerman
12. “I’m for immigration reform. I think the system’s horribly broken, and we need to do something about it.” ― Rand Paul
13. “I’m an immigrant and I will stay an immigrant forever.” ― Junot Diaz
14. “Immigration is not just compatible with but is a necessary component of economic growth.” ― Dave Reichert
15. “I’m not saying we need to stop immigration at all; people can come from wherever.” ― Jeb Bradley
16. “On immigration, there are a lot of hurdles before anything arrives at the White House.” ― Gwen Ifill
17. “Immigration laws are the only laws that are discussed in terms of how to help people who break them.” ― Thomas Sowell
18. “Illegal immigration is crisis for our country. It is an open door for drugs, criminals, and potential terrorists to enter our country. It is straining our economy, adding costs to our judicial, healthcare, and education systems.” ― Timothy Murphy
19. “Our immigration policy should be based in compassion and a desire to help the other.” ― Ilhan Omar
20. “Immigration isn’t always good for the economy or jobs.” ― Geoff Mulgan
21. “The economic impact of illegal immigration on taxpayers is catastrophic.” ― Ric Keller
22. “Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.” ― Jack Paar
23. “When dealing with illegal immigration, the answer is simple; enforce Constitutional mandates, and you will protect Floridians and the American people.” ― Allen West
24. “Immigration has a huge cost on social programs, and it lowers salaries and drives up unemployment.” ― Marine Le Pen
25. “Immigration should be enforced in a proportional and humane manner.” ― Roger Mahony
26. “Immigration comes up, but the issue that is on everybody’s mind is the economy.” ― Mario Diaz-Balart
27. “Immigration enthusiasts are so hysterical.” ― Peter Brimelow
28. “One of the things I think a lot about, I am perhaps a great example of the enlightened immigration policy of this country where I was able to come here to study and then stay back and work and build a life.” ― Satya Nadella
29. “We can affirm our values as a country and have immigration systems that support our economy, that grow our country, and that make sure that we stay secure and strong.” ― Cory Booker
30. “A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.” ― Tony Blair
31. “My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.” ― Barack Obama
32. “We must make immigration a legal, orderly process to eliminate this issue, not further criminalize it.” ― Jose Serrano
33. “Illegal immigration costs taxpayers $45 billion a year in health care, education, and incarceration expenses.” ― Ric Keller
34. “Illegal immigration can never be completely stopped, no matter how high the wall or how many patrol agents you have watching it.” ― Gail Collins
35. “The most effective way to stop illegal immigration is by imposing severe consequences for employers who violate the law.” ― Karen Kenney
36. “The truth is, immigrants tend to be more American than people born here.” ― Chuck Palahniuk
37. “Immigration is a sensitive topic.” ― Mario Diaz-Balart
38. “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.” ― Pat Paulsen
39. “Immigration is a gateway basically. It’s a check-off point for Latino voters.” ― Jeb Bush
40. “One of the reasons why Canadians are generally positively inclined towards immigration is we’ve seen over decades, over generations, that it works.” ― Justin Trudeau
41. “At the very end, what is going to happen is that immigration will be reduced considerably. And how can we get to that stage? By agreements on sectors.” ― Vicente Fox
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