Political Quotes

“Thank you for yielding. We were visited today by a group called Bibles, Badges and Business. One of the Bible passages which was quoted to me today is in the Gospel according to St. Matthew, in which he talks about, I was hungry, and you gave me to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. That is the genesis, I think, for a lot of people who want, from a Christian ethics' perspective, to support immigration reform. You also have the people who support immigration reform, frankly, because of the idea that they are parents. Frankly, I think any parent understands that, once you hold that kid in your arms for the first time, I mean, you will do anything you have to do to make sure your little boy or your little girl eats. Then there are the economic arguments that we have been talking about. For me, the economic arguments also are so important because the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, for example, has cited a study that shows that immigrant-owned businesses would generate more than $775 billion in revenue with $125 billion in payroll and $100 billion in income. That is pretty impressive. Do you know what percentage of the American workforce they could employ if they were unleashed? They could employ 1 out of every 10 workers, which is just a phenomenal statistic. The other thought that I find really interesting is, of course, that immigrants are also consumers, and when they consume, they further drive the job growth.…”