(22 quotes found)
“AMNESTY, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish.”
Ambrose Bierce
“We're not talking about amnesty or allowing foreigners to take advantage of our welfare system. We're talking about plugging the holes in our borders, and at the same time protecting U.S. farmers and consumers. In fact, we don't think you can succeed at one without the other.”
Craig Regelbrugge
“They want some kind of amnesty. They want to become citizens.”
Oralia Lozano
“The amnesty and abolition would be annulled if the recipient committed a treason against the Indonesian government after the date the decree went into effect,”
Yusril Ihza Mahendra
“That's how we ought to feel when we see an amnesty. People crashing the borders, breaking the law, getting ahead of the line. Telling the guy who waits patiently and plays by the rules that he's a sucker.”
Dan Stein
“In reality, the choices we have before us are amnesty and guest workers on the one hand -- which would amount to a massive sell-out of the American middle class -- and, on the other hand, a comprehensive enforcement effort that eliminates the reasons why people come and remain in the U.S. illegally. There is a whole smorgasbord of options available to enforce our immigration laws, yet the president is still claiming that there is only one item on the menu.”
“Rather than demanding that 60 million people sharing music files turn themselves in with a so-called 'amnesty' program, the recording industry should take this opportunity to make file-sharing legal in exchange for a reasonable fee.”
Wendy Seltzer
“The House will not accept an amnesty program and is unlikely to go along with a guest worker program.”
Will Adams
“If you mention 'amnesty,' you tend to get much different numbers.”
“The letter was respectful. We asked if he (Ensign) was with us on no amnesty. If he is, just say so.”
