Quotes on Amnesty

I supported this bill. I believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and who have lived here even though sometime back they may have entered illegally.

It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. And never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant.

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

Scripture tells us that we shall not oppress a stranger, for we know the heart of a stranger. We were strangers once, too.

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

The candle burns not for us, but for all those whom we failed to rescue from prison, who were shot on the way to prison, who were tortured, who were kidnapped, who "disappeared". That's what the candle is for