One of the reasons the U. S. economy is more dynamic than Europe's and Japan's is because we have foreigners who want to work here. In our area, immigration holds down the cost of farm goods and roof repair. And it increases the ability of contractors to respond more rapidly after a hurricane with lower prices.
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Just as you can be for health care reform without having any animosity toward nurses, you can be in favor of immigration reform without bearing any animosity toward immigrants.
Fox is getting the word that it's going to be Congress that calls the shots on immigration and that Bush can't push the Congress.
These breaches compromise virtually every part of the immigration system itself, leaving vulnerabilities that have been and likely are being exploited by criminals and adversaries of the United States.
On a national level, I hope that it has an economic impact so that it's clear to both public officials and people that our economy depends on immigration labor. Locally, I hope it's a movement builder.
One of the main things in this is to ask for an immigration reform that is civil and human. One that would not separate mothers from their children, and would not focus on imprisoning those that wouldn't even kill a fly.
We support an immigration policy that provides a path to citizenship for all workers here. ... We must recognize workers as full members of American society and permanent residents with full rights and full mobility.
As somebody who grew up next to a third-world country, I have seen what is going to happen to the future of America if we do not get serious about the immigration issue. If you want to have a nation of a few wealthy people and massive amounts of poor, uneducated people, you can go south to that.
Population and immigration are very difficult issues to discuss. Democrats and Republicans alike - for very different reasons - avoid it,
Immigration is one of the most difficult and important issues facing the country today,
The tide of immigration in Canada has not been as great as along our frontier. They have been able to allow the Indians to live as Indians, which we have not, and do not attempt to force upon them the customs which are distasteful to them.
The majority feel the immigration debate is somewhat unfair and based on misinformation -- for example, that most undocumented are on welfare, which is not true. Legal immigrants feel there is a thin line between anti-undocumented and anti-immigrant.
There is so much work to be done to treat gays and lesbians and gay and lesbian couples with the respect that they're entitled to. They deserve, in my judgment, partnership benefits. They deserve to be treated fairly when it comes to adoption and immigration.
The station never corroborated that immigration was there. We had phone calls on the air cautioning people that immigration was in Bridgeton and Vineland.
Americans' attitudes on immigration are very much in flux. They are not like attitudes toward abortion or even toward Iraq at this point or gay marriage, which are fairly well formulated. These are attitudes Americans are still trying to grapple with.
If I go along with this resolution, I'm not representing my district at all. On a 10-1 vote, the committee did approve a measure going after the so-called coyotes who bring illegal immigrants to the state. In fact, it's not representing the state of Colorado to go along with what you're trying to do here. I can understand the problems we're having with illegal immigration, but please remember that many of us have been here a long time. I go back five generations. I and my forefathers have been using Spanish for a long, long time, before the United States was the United States.
The strongest connection between the immigration bill and gay rights is that the immigrant community, as new Americans, are people we will work with in the future, and it's important to them now to see a demonstration of support from the gay community.
If your vote is your voice for change, then your letter is your pleading for reform. We must unite as one, on one day, in a manifestation of passive resistance. Mail a letter to your president February 12, 2009 and request a change in the immigration system as it stands today and reform of the current immigration laws.
Public opinion appears to have galvanized and steeled overwhelmingly in support of enforcement of immigration laws and not for benefits for illegal aliens.
These are busy times for the Border Patrol, the customs agents, immigration folks; but if we are going to send these agencies to fight a war on drugs, to fight a war against illegal behavior, we have to send them the proper tools.
We no longer want an immigration that is inflicted (on us) but an immigration that is chosen, this is the founding principle of the new immigration policy I advocate.
we develop the reputation right down to South America that this is no longer a safe haven to house illegal immigration.
Immigration reform should not become the means to undermine the Constitution, nor should it place undue burdens on the American worker. Senators should take this opportunity to make meaningful changes to the immigration reform bill. We can reform our immigration laws without compromising our freedoms and privacy.
There are proposed changes to the immigration laws and we want to give clubs information so that they are aware how this is going to affect our foreign players.
Undoubtedly, there are numerous problems with the immigration system here in The United States.
In accordance with my powers to deport individuals whose presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good for reasons of national security, the immigration service has today detained 10 foreign nationals who I believe pose a threat to national security.
Right now, I think state and local governments are frustrated with the inaction of the federal government on illegal immigration.
. . . when the farm workers strike and their strike is successful, the employers go to Mexico and have unlimited, unrestricted use of illegal alien strikebreakers to break the strike. And, for over 30 years, the Immigration and Naturalization Service has looked the other way and assisted in the strikebreaking. I do not remember one single instance in 30 years where the Immigration Service has removed strikebreakers. . . .The employers use professional smugglers to recruit and transport human contraband across the Mexican border for the specific act of strikebreaking . . .
The President would usually talk to me about matters relating to the immigration problem.
As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation's economy and culture.
People see this election or this convention as a referendum on the immigration issue and whether the convention delegates want to vote for a business as usual immigration candidate for our Senate or someone who's committed to solving the problem. He seems to be focusing his campaign on secondary issues such as taxation and deficits and Social Security.
Prior to September 11, 2001, illegal immigration was considered a regional issue without national implications. We quickly learned on that day, however, that this is a national issue, affecting each and every American, not just those living in border communities like San Diego County,
On immigration, there are a lot of hurdles before anything arrives at the White House.
The government of Indonesia is surprised and disappointed and deeply deploring this decision by the Australian Department of Immigration.
If an immigration makes things better for them in the country, we will support it.