Political Quotes

“I rise again to talk about the critical importance of passing comprehensive immigration reform such as my good friend from Arizona Senator McCain has advocated. When I look at my State, Coloradans from all walks of life--business leaders, religious leaders, our agricultural community, and our civic leaders, regardless of political party--agree our immigration system is broken. Now we have run out of excuses to sit on our hands. I see this problem as an opportunity, and I want to discuss why I see it as an opportunity. It has touched every corner of our society, and this call for action has become too loud to ignore. But despite such widespread agreement on the need to move forward, there remains a vocal minority in our Chamber--and across the country--concerned about the consequences of reform. There is a worry, and that worry that persists is that immigrants will somehow steal the American opportunity, that immigrants will take our tax dollars and take our jobs. But let me say this. All of us here in the Senate agree strongly we should not be writing policy in Washington that would endanger American jobs, and I want to speak to that. Ever since the economic downturn, Coloradans who have been fortunate enough to keep their jobs or recently find employment as we dig out of recession are holding on tightly to those opportunities.…”