Quotes for All
If immigration reform passes, it’ll be a big victory for sanity – nobody really believes it’s healthy for a country to have millions and millions of undocumented noncitizens living in the shadows. But it’ll also be a sign that the Republican Party has gotten tired of letting the Tea Party push it around. Gail Collins
It is my hope that I can stand before you in two years and report back that our side, as well as the president’s, found within us the ability to set differences aside, to provide relief to so many millions of Americans who simply want their life to work again. Eric Cantor
A good place to start is with the kids … One of the great founding principles of our country was that children would not be punished for the mistakes of their parents. It is time to provide an opportunity for legal residence and citizenship for those who were brought to this country as children and … Read more
Immigration reforms are always controversial. Our Congress was created to muster political will to answer such challenges. Today we didn’t, but tomorrow we will. I yield the floor. Edward Kennedy
I actually think there are more Republicans than people realize who would be sympathetic to immigration reform in the rank and file. I think the lesson for Jeb Bush is politicians shouldn’t write books with long lead times. E. J. Dionne
Our timing is right… The election results are still fresh in the minds of my Republican colleagues and they don’t want to go through this again. Dick Durbin
I hope that Republicans in the House and Mr. Cantor will embrace that as part of immigration reform. Dick Durbin
We are dealing with the question of the 11 million people paying their taxes, having a path to legalization and, then, ultimately, to citizenship. Tough issues but we are coming together and I think we can do it. Dick Durbin
We have 11 million people in this country that need a pathway to citizenship. Dick Durbin
We have a long way to go, some tough issues ahead of us, and I’m sure there will be some obstacles in the path … But the good faith effort that’s being put into this absolutely is encouraging to me and gives me hope. Dick Durbin