You reduce illegal immigration by making it harder to get jobs here, or easier to get jobs south of the border. This idea that we can't pass an immigration law until we hit some imaginary security target is just a way to derail reform.
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Related One: balance the budget now, not later. Two: Get Americans jobs by ending illegal immigration and ma... VIRGIL GOODE We can't get serious about immigration reform until we stop people from crossing the border ille... BLAKE FARENTHOLD House Republicans want to pass a strong border security, illegal immigration bill. We want a bill. T... JOHN BOEHNER We must pursue immigration reform - it's something we have to do, something that starts with bor... CORY GARDNER I would argue that you're only going to get the conservatives, particularly a Republican House, ... RAND PAUL Obama wants to raise the issue of immigration reform so that he can demonize Republicans as anti-His... BEN SHAPIRO Conservatives have always wanted border security before we had immigration reform. RAND PAUL I wish that the Democrats would put some effort into Social Security reform, illegal immigration'... JACK KINGSTON It's a significant contribution if we can get immigration reform done. JULIAN CASTRO Stopping illegal immigration would mean that wages would have to rise to a level where Americans wou... THOMAS SOWELL Hospitals are closing across the country due to the burden of illegal immigration, college students ... ELTON GALLEGLY Going forward, as we work to strengthen our border in the interests of homeland security, we must al... DAVE REICHERT We will never stop illegal immigration until this country has a comprehensive, realistic immigration... RUBEN HINOJOSA We deserve quality jobs that pay a living wage, lower college tuition, action on climate change, and... JOE GARCIA we develop the reputation right down to South America that this is no longer a safe haven to house i... EDWARD HENNESSEY Border Security and enforcement need to be the number one priority. Until we fix our broken borders,... DAN STEIN We need to secure our southern border. Clearly, the southern border is now a nexus between immigrati... RYAN ZINKE In 2007 the 'dagger' of an idea that killed President Bush's effort at reforming the imm... JUAN WILLIAMS We are all here against illegal immigration. What we're for is legal immigration. ALBERTO MONSERRATE The president supports comprehensive immigration reform that addresses border security, enforcement ... ERIN HEALY We need to stop illegal immigration totally and reduce legal immigration and end the diversity visas... VIRGIL GOODE It smells of political pandering. We have no problem with strong border protections, but anyone who ... JEANNE BUTTERFIELD We call on Congress to enact just and humane immigration reform. True immigration reform would inclu... FELICIA MARTINEZ If we build the legal immigration system better, then they come here, and we'll have a whole lot... BILL FLORES I don't know how you can declare an emergency at the border and be perceived as being pro-illegal im... JEANINE L'ECUYER You won't hear the leadership in the Republican Party admit it, but there are many in the House ... VIRGIL GOODE I think what we need to do is to have an immigration system where legal immigration is easier. BILL FLORES Illegal immigration is a genuinely national issue, and resolving it requires a national commitment n... JON KYL Immigration reform should not become the means to undermine the Constitution, nor should it place un... CAROLINE FREDRICKSON I think in the U.S., the border fence is no longer an immigration issue primarily; it's a securi... DUNCAN HUNTER He is the leading voice on border security and illegal immigration. We feel that we need to address ... JOSH ROBINSON Millions of American workers, in all sectors of the labor market, have seen their jobs and wages und... DAN STEIN America is the only developed nation that has a 2,000-mile border with a developing nation, and the ... GEORGE WILL There's a great deal of frustration in the Republican ranks right now about the fact that the Republ... KAREN HANRETTY In terms of immigration, we're seeing a lot of Democrats and Republicans use the really elastic ... BETO O'ROURKE In terms of immigration, we're seeing a lot of Democrats and Republicans use the really elastic ... BETO O'ROURKE That's the reason we have large-scale illegal immigration: because we send a clear message that ther... IRA MEHLMAN We're not anti-immigration. We're anti-illegal immigration. When you come illegally, you're a crimin... JEFF HEWITT There are compelling reasons to implement a true America First immigration plan, starting with borde... NIGER INNIS Do you want to use your tax dollars to educate more people who can't get jobs? I want to make su... RICK SCOTT As the immigration debate continues, we encourage member of Congress to pass comprehensive reform th... RANDEL JOHNSON Our immigration policy should be driven by what is in the best interest of this great country and th... CHARLES B. RANGEL How to get it, I annoy you??? You are not interested??? What's the idea??? DEYTH BANGER We must fix our broken immigration system. That means stopping illegal immigration. And it means wel... NIKKI HALEY Illegal immigration has imposed a catastrophic impact on taxpayers and seriously crippled our public... MIKE ANTONOVICH You can get some work, some jobs that will bore you until you're dead. So you better look for so... JIMMY BRESLIN For some time, I've said this issue of comprehensive immigration reform is not just an issue abo... ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA I always get stopped by security and immigration, telling me, 'Tell me who the terrorist is, or ... PRIYANKA CHOPRA We don't need immigration reform. Secure the border first. Maybe in a couple of years, we'll talk ab... CHRIS SIMCOX You look at the Pew Hispanic Center study on the number of illegal aliens in America and the number ... MO BROOKS Comprehensive immigration reform would reduce the deficit and help grow the economy. SCOTT PETERS Regardless of what this legislation as a whole will cost, the idea is that it is going to save us mo... JOE KASPER Amnesty is a big billboard, a flashing billboard, to the rest of the world that we don't really ... RICHARD LAMM This is my first time doing something like this. It's time to get involved. It's not about racism. I... LINDA NEWMAN I supported Arizona's immigration law by joining in that lawsuit to defend it. Every day I have ... RICK PERRY Tomorrow is an important day in terms of the jobs report. We need to hit it or beat it, or we could ... BRIAN BENSCH The government can't create jobs; they'll destroy jobs trying to do it. The government doesn... PETER SCHIFF We think this is the largest mobilization on the issue of immigration reform ever. AVRIL SMITH When you have a system that increases border security funding by about 300 percent, and it only incr... MARC VEASEY There are so many opportunities here, and this is what we see on the internet and this is what immig... ABDELFATTAH QASEM The first thing that we need in Michigan is jobs. That's why I'm running is to create jobs in this s... DICK DEVOS It is a dialogue to discuss realistic, comprehensive immigration reform. We are in the consultation ... ERIN HEALY We all learned in kindergarten that the beginning is a very good place to start. As we have this deb... MARSHA BLACKBURN There's no consensus on cutting the budget, solving the illegal immigration problem, tackling the lo... TONY SNOW We are producing more jobs than the labor market has workers for ... we're desperate for immigration... JOE VOLPE I am pleased to be endorsed by Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Like Sheriff Joe, I believe that illegal immigrat... RON DESANTIS We have to do something to convince our senators that we need a good immigration reform. CARLOS AVILA One of the toughest jobs we have is convincing some people that we're not making up this problem. Th... DOTTIE KASTIGAR There's no question that illegal immigration, that unskilled immigration of all kinds, is a losing p... MARK KRIKORIAN It's clear that we need comprehensive immigration reform. BOB INGLIS We no longer want an immigration that is inflicted (on us) but an immigration that is chosen, this i... NICOLAS SARKOZY Is it fair or wise to place strict controls on legal immigration when little is done to stem illegal... GARY BECKER We can't legislate the creation of jobs, but we can legislate things that will allow jobs to be ... MIKE LEE Illegal immigration presents a huge problem. That is why I decided to spend a week along the souther... RIC KELLER We have got to secure the border and enforce existing immigration laws. PAUL NEHLEN I think the key to getting rid of illegal immigration, no matter where its coming from, is that you ... RAND PAUL One of the most critical issues facing agriculture right now is the immigration reform that was just... KAREN ROSS I don't disagree that if you're ill you should be able to get marijuana and decrease your pain, espe... MAYOR AMABILE I don't disagree that if you're ill you should be able to get marijuana and decrease your pain, espe... MAYOR MICHAEL AMABILE There is no quick fix for illegal immigration. But only when we achieve better control of our border... JAN C. TING Illegal immigration is not just a matter of interest in states along our border with Mexico. It is h... ROGER WICKER While not a panacea for the nation's illegal immigration problems, employer sanctions are one ne... CORETTA SCOTT KING Everybody will say that they're not opposed to immigration; they're opposed to illegal immig... SAM BROWNBACK Protecting national security amounts to looking for needles in a haystack. The work becomes more dif... JAN C. TING We need to enact comprehensive immigration reform, to bring people out of the shadows and empower th... THOMAS E. PEREZ This is a half-hearted and half-baked solution to the problem of illegal immigration. ANGELA KELLEY T hat bill is absolutely horrible. It's an enforcement-only bill, it's not realistic and it's in no ... KAT RODRIGUEZ While I support immigration regulated through a legal framework, I do not support rewarding those wh... KIT BOND We need to be discussing issues specifically to help the American people. And that would not include... JOE WILSON I want to help correct the inaccurate image of immigration in the media. There is an idea that women... GLORIA STEINEM We have drafted this measure and taken this action today because of the problem that illegal immigra... DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH Our border patrol and immigration agents are doing a fine job, but we still have a problem, ... Too ... GEORGE W BUSH There should not be a question of legal or illegal immigration. People came and immigrated to this c... LINDA RONSTADT Workers who come to the U.S. see their wages and their standard of living boosted sharply simply by ... JAMES SUROWIECKI Prior to September 11, 2001, illegal immigration was considered a regional issue without national im... DUNCAN HUNTER It is far better to deter illegal immigration than to play the cat-and-mouse game that results from ... BARBARA JORDAN We don't have enough people to fill jobs here and that is making it even harder for employers. So no... DON ERRERA Before the governor opened up the dialogue with Secretary Chertoff, the local feds were basically st... DENNIS BURKE You're trying to legislate and end immigration in the face of tremendous economic demand for illegal... GORDON HANSON Governor Romney commends the members of the House who recognize, as we all do, that it is wrong to r... JULIE TEER
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