Maurice Carroll Illegal Quotations

People think this is a horrible problem, and they are not being very friendly to illegal immigrants.

By 2 to 1, voters agree it's nutty to make it a crime to aid an illegal immigrant.

You're not going to get a big plus for being friendly toward illegal immigrants or a big minus for being unfriendly.

This poll reflects local concerns about immigrants gathering on street corners, waiting for jobs, or packed into illegal housing and the like. If you're not here legally, you shouldn't get government benefits, Americans say overwhelmingly. They'd also deny driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.

The city of immigrants is sympathetic to immigrants, even illegal immigrants.