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Amnesty is the forgiveness of something. Amnesty is anything that says, 'Do it illegally, it will be cheaper and easier.'

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

I'm not in favor of any amnesty whatsoever.

Amnesty is a big billboard, a flashing billboard, to the rest of the world that we don't really mean our immigration law.

I will never support amnesty legislation because it will not work.

If there's amnesty leading to citizenship, I'm going to vote against it again.

You know, when President Reagan, who was one of my idols, granted amnesty to about three million illegal immigrants it was based on the fact that the borders would be secured. That didn't happen. It didn't happen during the Bush administration.

Amnesty is not the answer as it will only encourage more illegal immigrants to enter.

I don't believe in amnesty... What I have proposed is that we would come forth with a program that allows individuals to come forward and to plead guilty... They would have to pay a fine; they would have to go through a background check - some say learn English - and they would get learned legal status.

I do not support amnesty. I do not support driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.