Pew seems to be giving us the data that people come when there are jobs, when the economy is strong, ... It (the report) gives breathing room for policymakers struggling to come up with a solution.

It is neither realistic nor desirable to round up and deport 11 million people, but the Specter proposal will exclude many undocumented [people] from ever becoming part of America's future, thereby perpetuating the problem of illegality the bill must solve.

If people are becoming discouraged, that shows that our economy is not producing the kind of jobs we need.

In a down economy, when people are let go from their jobs and they are unable to walk across the street and get another job immediately, there's a much greater chance they're going to be angry and upset.

The soft economy -- and regulations which our competitors don't face -- have combined to force us to cut expenses and jobs,

Our economy now is based on tourism and people who come here with other jobs because of the quality of life.