Ira Mehlman Quotes

You have to create conditions that encourage people to deport themselves. We didn't get to 12 million people overnight. We're not going to get back down overnight. - Ira Mehlman

Why admit people with TPS if you know they're never going to leave. - Ira Mehlman

We think this could be a major, precedent-setting case. - Ira Mehlman

There is no reason to flood the labor market with more unskilled workers when we have a more than ample supply in this country. - Ira Mehlman

The whole thing is a sham. At the end of nine years all these people are going to thank us and go home? - Ira Mehlman

The idea that if you break the law and put yourself and your family in that situation, that it's unfair for the government to take action against you, doesn't make any sense. It's unfortunate when these thing happen, but you have to look at who created the situation in the first place. - Ira Mehlman

That's the reason we have large-scale illegal immigration: because we send a clear message that there are no negative consequences to breaking our immigration laws. And if you persevere long enough, you are going to get what you want. - Ira Mehlman

Stopping illegal immigration doesn't happen entirely at the border. - Ira Mehlman

Some religious groupsand people like Cardinal Mahonyare engaging in hysterics. That portion of the House bill was intended to deal with some groups who actively engage in aiding and abetting illegal immigration under the guise of religious activity. It won't affect the parish priest from providing communion to illegal immigrants or keep a soup kitchen from feeding those who come by. - Ira Mehlman

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