Jan Brewer Quotes

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Jan Brewer

Profession : Politician

Birth : September 26, 1944

We have over 500,000 illegal immigrants living in Arizona. And we simply cannot sustain it. It costs us a tremendous amount of money of course in health care, in education, and then, on top of it all, in incarceration. And the federal government doesn't reimburse us on any of these things.

Jan Brewer

A nation without borders is like a house without walls - it collapses. And that is what is going to happen to our wonderful America.

Jan Brewer

We cannot afford all this illegal immigration and everything that comes with it, everything from the crime and to the drugs and the kidnappings and the extortion and the beheadings and the fact that people can't feel safe in their community. It's wrong! It's wrong!

Jan Brewer

And you know, it's not just illegal immigration. Terrorists can come across. They're devastating our ranchers down in southern Arizona - drop houses, kidnapping, automobile accidents, extortion, drugs, the spill-over with the drug cartels. We're facing all of it.

Jan Brewer

And you know, I said yesterday, you know, you know, if they're not going to - if the feds aren't going to do their job, well, then, I'm up to suing the feds to make them do their job! I mean, they sued Arizona, you know, we can sue them back! I mean, they're not - they're not enforcing the laws!

Jan Brewer

My mother always told me that as you go through life, no matter what you do, or how you do it, you leave a little footprint, and that's your legacy.

Jan Brewer

I took an oath to protect the people of Arizona, and that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to keep pushing in that direction.

Jan Brewer

I am encouraged that there's going to be much better dialogue between the federal government and the state of Arizona. I mean, I hope that's not wishful thinking.

Jan Brewer

If the federal government won't secure the border, the State of Arizona will step in to complement federal efforts in a constitutional manner and protect the security of its citizens.

Jan Brewer

We cannot sacrifice our safety to the murderous greed of drug cartels. We cannot stand idly by as drop houses, kidnappings and violence compromise our quality of life.

Jan Brewer

I don't believe any person looking for work is fearful of political judgment. Government is a large institution, and if they believe that people are going to get rid of good employees for political reasons, that's absurd.

Jan Brewer

Arizona is now recognized as a premier place in which to locate, expand and grow a business.

Jan Brewer

The Democrats complain; I choose to compete.

Jan Brewer

I don't think Americans would tolerate profiling.

Jan Brewer

Ninety-nine point nine percent of the people that are gun owners are very responsible.

Jan Brewer

Government just simply can't do everything for everyone.

Jan Brewer

Arizona, our beautiful state, was built on mining.

Jan Brewer

I believe in the right to life.

Jan Brewer

Sometimes I haven't understood why he has done things and why things happened, but I know that God has a plan.

Jan Brewer

Arizona is a red state, and we're going to keep it red.

Jan Brewer