Quotes About Enforcement

Washington, D.C. is what is broken, not the immigration policies. We have good laws. We have people suffer every day because of government's failure to enforce the law and be respectful to the process we have. We have a pathway to citizenship already in place.

To suggest that immigration is the exclusive domain of the federal government, disallowing partnerships with local law enforcement, defies the will of Congress, not to mention reality. Numerous local jurisdictions have laws on the books dealing with immigration in a variety of ways.

We cannot afford to have any large section of the business world in doubt whether they have broken the laws or not, and we cannot let the laws become a dead letter through vagueness. In this view it is clear that an administrative commission can render invaluable service.

It certainly makes no sense to enact more laws if we cannot, or do not, enforce the ones we have.

If we want to boost border security, we have to help law enforcement agencies beef up their resources to meet this demand. We cannot have one without the other.

These immigrants have come to our country and blatantly disregarded our laws. We cannot, we should not, reward that. No amnesty. No ability to vote. Get those borders secure, and then deal with that situation.

We cannot have this porous border, where people come in and out; we don't know who they are.

In countries with a properly functioning legal system, the mob continues to exist, but it is rarely called upon to mete out capital punishment. The right to take human life belongs to the state. Not so in societies where weak courts and poor law enforcement are combined with intractable structural injustices.

The motivation should come from regulatory enforcement, but enforcement is weak, and environmental litigation is near to impossible. So there's an urgent need for extensive public participation to generate another kind of motivation.

Criminals take advantage of weak laws, like giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.

The Obama administration has been weak and inconsistent in enforcing immigration laws.

What law enforcement always does is over-charge, and no one can fight it, so the people will plead down and you're stuck within the system.

I am pleased to be endorsed by Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Like Sheriff Joe, I believe that illegal immigration is a major problem that undermines the rule of law.

'Law & Order' has the same plot every single episode.

The only way to clean up Chicago is to get rid of Capone.

A law is not a law without coercion behind it.

White collar crime must be taken as seriously as any other crime.

If somebody is here illegally, and they commit a crime, chances are they're going to commit another one. So let's get rid of them.

The Empowering Law Enforcement Act is about common sense.

We are a nation of laws, and breaking those laws have consequences.

We are a country of laws. When you take that away, the consequences are enormous.

The issues surrounding illegal immigration are wide-ranging and complex, but there is no question about the need to secure our borders.

Local law enforcement agencies, national police authorities, and other state-operated surveillance has created a hostile environment for communities at the margins.

There must always be a balance between protecting privacy and security. In our country, one of the ways we have struck that balance is by requiring a court order before law enforcement can access certain communications of and data on suspects.