"The question isn't whether we shouldn't consider remedies, but whether they are narrowly tailored to deal with a specific problem, and we won't have collateral damage."
"By pitting the foreign born against the native born, we are largely pitting one group of citizens against another."
"Now, rather than actually attempting to fix our broken immigration system, we are now holding the fourth hearing in a row on the exact same topic."
"Rather than focusing on the real issues that are weighing down those communities, the hearing sought to simply blame immigrants."
"Whatever you may hear from the other side of the aisle, independent economists agree that immigration has generally improved the wages and job opportunities of U.S. workers."
"Completely ignoring these facts, some have tried to paint a very different picture of immigrants in America."
"Unfortunately, no one on the other side of the aisle joined me in that effort."
"the prospect of job displacement has been used by immigration restrictionists to really drive a wedge between African Americans and Latinos in the United States."
"the polling shows that the American people overwhelmingly support comprehensive immigration reform."
"68 percent of voters favored allowing undocumented immigrants who are willing to pay taxes and obey the law to stay in the United States."
"We know that even in this economy, Americans are not returning to the fields."