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Immigration is a good thing. We should make that as easy as possible.

I think what we need to do is to have an immigration system where legal immigration is easier.

If we build the legal immigration system better, then they come here, and we'll have a whole lot less illegal immigration.

I think the key to getting rid of illegal immigration, no matter where its coming from, is that you need to have a good legal apparatus for immigration.

We must make immigration a legal, orderly process to eliminate this issue, not further criminalize it.

We must make clear that if you come here illegally, you will be sent back home.

We must insist on assimilation - immigration without assimilation is an invasion. We need to tell folks who want to come here, they need to come here legally. They need to learn English, adopt our values, roll up their sleeves and get to work.

There is no quick fix for illegal immigration. But only when we achieve better control of our borders and better respect for our immigration laws can we give meaning to the discussion we need to have over reforming the numbers, categories, and procedures for legal immigration into the United States.

For those who have come here illegally, they might have a transition time to allow them to set their affairs in order. And then go back home and get in line with everybody else. And if they get in line and they apply to become a citizen and get a green card, they will be treated like everybody else.

I thought it was quite wonderful coming to America. I think immigration is a very difficult thing, but America is a very wonderful place.