Political Quotes

“I personally have been acquainted with case after case out of my Las Vegas and Reno offices, the same kind of cases. We can change the name, but they are tragic stories. Remember, we are not saying grant citizenship to somebody who is not entitled to it. We are saying, don't send them back to the country they go to for a silly clerical revisit. We think the law should be that if they are eligible for citizenship, let them apply, and remain in the United States with their families and loved ones. If we look at our own personal backgrounds, these issues become pretty personal. My father-in-law was born in Russia, my grandmother in England. People need to be treated fairly. Thank goodness my father-in-law and his family were able to work through the bureaucratic programs we have here in the United States and, as a result of that, my wife is an American citizen. We are dealing with people's lives, people such as my father-in-law. All they wanted to do was come to America. They were oppressed in Russia.”