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Barack Obama Politician
Immigration

"For all the noise and anger that too often surrounds the immigration debate, America has nothing to fear from today's immigrants. They have come here for the same reason that families have always come here-for the hope that in America, they could build a better life for themselves and their families. Like the waves of immigrants that came before them and the Hispanic Americans whose families have been here for generations, the recent arrival of Latino immigrants will only enrich our country."

Country America Immigration
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Barack Obama Politician
Immigration

"The problem was, and we saw some of this in the immigration-reform issues as well, was they hadn't done sufficient homework to know that I didn't have all the capacity they thought I did in order to just execute this through the stroke of a pen."

Order Issues Immigration
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Barack Obama Politician
Immigration

"Immigration is part of the reason why our economy is stronger and better positioned than most of our other competitors, is because we've got a younger population that's more dynamic when it comes to trade."

Stronger Population Immigration
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Barack Obama Politician
Immigration

"We wouldn't even be where we are had it not been that 70% of Hispanics voted for President Obama, voted Democratic in the last election. That caused an epiphany in the Senate, that's for sure. So all of a sudden we have already passed comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate. That's a big victory."

President Victory Immigration
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Pascal Couchepin Politician
Immigration

"In the Swiss government there is a will to limit the number of doctors themselves, because with new bilateral agreements with the European Union, there is what we call the "free flow of persons"; that our borders are open to immigration. And as the Swiss doctors are better paid than others, we could have a huge increase of immigration of doctors, more than we need. So we decided to limit the numbers of doctors coming into Switzerland. It is not a very intelligent system, but it is the best one that we have found to limit immigration of doctors."

Intelligent Immigration European Union
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Paul Ryan Politician
Immigration

"There`s a long conversation we`re going to have about how to enforce immigration laws. But physically securing the border is essential."

Long Law Immigration
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Eliot Spitzer Politician
Immigration

"Mitt Romney's primary season embrace of the social and economic agenda of the more rabid elements of his party doomed him, especially the shrill immigration rhetoric and the harshly insensitive theory that no additional sacrifice or contribution should be sought from those at the top."

Party Sacrifice Immigration
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Duncan Green Author
Immigration

"There's a tendency for people who believe passionately in something to be so convinced of their rightness that if they just repeat themselves a lot at the person, that will convince them. And that hasn't worked on things like immigration or trade deals."

People Believe Immigration
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Andrew Saul Nutritionist
Immigration

"Andrew Saul is John Hall in a business suit. He's wrong on the war, on national security, immigration, abortion. He's Sue Kelly all over again."

War Abortion Immigration
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Rand Paul Politician
Immigration

"I worry that the Senate is working to consider a series of little-noticed provisions in comprehensive immigration reform that may provide a pathway to a national ID card for all individuals present in the United States - citizens and noncitizens."

Worry Immigration Pathways
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Rand Paul Politician
Immigration

"After ensuring border security, I then would normalize the status of 11 million undocumented citizens so they can join the work force and pay taxes...I would normalize them at a rate of about two million per year."

Years Two Immigration
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Rand Paul Politician
Immigration

"Let's start that conversation by acknowledging we aren't going to deport 12 million illegal immigrants. If you wish to work, if you wish to live and work in America, then we will find a place for you."

America Wish Immigration
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Rand Paul Politician
Immigration

"You can see why there are more people wanting to come from economically-distressed areas, and they can't all come to America. So it gets into the valid, legitimate debate over immigration as to how do we choose. Do we have a diversity lottery and take people from everywhere, do we base it more on merit?"

People Diversity Immigration
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Rich Lowry Political Commentator
Immigration

"Arizona seeks only to enforce the nominal immigration policy of the United States. Perhaps the federal government should try it sometime."

Trying Government Immigration
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Spencer Abraham Politician
Immigration

"By balancing the needs of families and employers, and by extending a safe haven to those fleeing persecution, our immigration policy serves its historic purpose. Freedom and opportunity is the cornerstone of American society, and immigrants continue to embody that freedom."

Opportunity Immigration Safe Haven
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Steve King Politician
Immigration

"So I think there's going to be a constituent backlash against this thing soon, as they see it moving in that direction...Whether they can pass something before the American public wakes up, I don't know."

Thinking Moving Immigration
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