Adam Hasner Quotes

Laws are getting passed in states like Alabama that basically would punish American citizens who are 'harboring' people. Since the federal government hasn't been able to muster or to get comprehensive immigration reform passed, states are taking it upon themselves to police and enforce laws.

Governor Romney is a real hardliner on illegal immigration.

I do not support driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

I will continue to enforce all the laws, including illegal immigration. Nothing changes.

It is vitally important that we implement immigration reform. We need a bill that strengthens our borders and protects this nation, but that also makes it simpler for good people to become Americans.

Everywhere I travel throughout Eastern Washington, I hear from people demanding we do a better job of controlling our borders and reducing illegal immigration.

For a border state, I would argue that Texas is less lunatic on the subject of immigration issues than other places around it, like Arizona. They're much more comfortable with their long-term identity as a place with a very large Hispanic population.

We need to be discussing issues specifically to help the American people. And that would not include illegal aliens.

We need employer sanctions to avoid illegal immigration so that legal immigration may dominate.

You who are so-called “illegal aliens” must know that no human being is illegal.

We all agree on the need to better secure the border and to punish employers who choose to hire illegal immigrants. We are a generous and welcoming people, here in the United States, but those who enter the country illegally, and those who employ them, disrespect the rule of law and they are showing disregard for those who are following the law.

The federal government is responsible for addressing how to address the status of the estimated 9 to 15 million people who are in the country illegally, but local and state law enforcement can be helpful partners in that regard.

A country isn't sovereign if we can't control who comes in and who's allowed to come in.

We need to be talking about things like the DREAM Act. We need to also be talking about e-verify. We also need to be talking about border security.

We need legal immigration as an alternative to illegal immigration and a way of getting the millions of unauthorized immigrants already here to get legal and get in compliance with our laws.

I do not support amnesty. I do not support driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

Democrats in sanctuary states support amnesty for illegal aliens, just so long as those illegal aliens don't wind up in sanctuary states.

The most important obligation our government has is to protect American citizens, and for decades career politicians like Joe Donnelly in Washington have neglected their duty by failing to stop illegal immigration and the flow of drugs pouring across our weak border.

I will never support amnesty legislation because it will not work.

Legal immigrants deserve respect for following the laws of our nation and completing the process. This is not an extreme concept. It is a matter of simply protecting our nation's sovereignty and knowing who is coming into our nation.

Without question, Alabama's House Bill 56 is the most comprehensive anti-illegal-immigration state law ever drafted.

Jon Tester had a chance to stop sanctuary cities, but he voted with them.

Florida doesn't need an immigration law.

We've been agreeing on a strict immigration policy to Norway for a long time. It's supposed to be fair, but it's supposed to be strict.

Cracking down on illegal immigration was a key priority when I ran in 2002, 2006, and during my time as governor. Illegal immigration is a big problem, and it needs to be strongly addressed.