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We will continue to welcome people from all over the world.

We need to find a way to normalize them, so they can come out of the shadows, pay taxes, and then live their life without having fear.

We should reinstate that, because of the devastation caused by these earthquakes that happened last week.

It is the influx of new ideas and new energy that makes our country different.

This nation, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary, still has promise. And I think immigration has been a central part of our ability to move forward as a nation.

My message is to do it the right way. And then you will be welcomed with open arms.

I believe very strongly that it should be bipartisan. And, of course, there are three particular items that I think are easy to fix. Dreamers is one of them.

In the case of Haiti, without a doubt, Haiti is a failed state, and I think that deporting Haitians that are under TPS right now back to Haiti would be a huge mistake.

We don't have uniformity of thought, we have diversity of thought, we have diversity of talents from many countries around the world.

Do it the right way, and then you will be welcomed with open arms.

There are channels through which you can do it. We will continue to welcome people from all over the world.

I think immigration has been a central part of our ability to move forward as a nation.

National security is a state responsibility. The fact the state has dedicated some of the responsibility to Hong Kong SAR is not just a trust. It's also a requirement that we do this well.

We want to incentivise people to make longer-term decisions.

We’re going to get over this. We’re going to get through it.

There’s maybe been some progress, but not the significant amount of progress that says, ‘OK, we know exactly where we’re going, now let’s fill out the details'

I’m not in a position to guarantee anything. These decisions are made at the White House. They are made by the president

I’m optimistic we open the bridge relatively soon

Americans are contributing significantly more than half of the revenue that will pay back however Canada financed this

I know that they donate to Republicans and Democrats

The Morouns operate a significant business in the United States, and in the United States, companies involved in those kinds of businesses donate to all kinds of campaigns

The bridge was not open when it was announced a couple of weeks ago by mutual agreement of the Canadian government and the U.S. government

The bridge is obviously going to open," Hoekstra told CBC News and the New York Times at the July 4 party. "We all want it open. There are some things that we're working through and we'll get those resolved I think relatively quickly.

We've got a few little issues to work out," Hoekstra said. "We've got to figure out this bridge thing. We've got to figure out some tariffs.… We're going to get over this. We're going to get through it.