Quotes by Chip Rogers

“I think the governor is on safe ground signing a bill that says not to consider where a child goes to school based on skin color. Its America, 2006. Weve got to move past that.”

“That was something I figured I really knew a lot about, and I was looking forward to having a program where the biggest thing you talked about was maybe the game the night before.”

“Its kind of funny now because that was never the thing I wanted to be known for.”

“Id like to think when my political career is over, people will remember me for something other than immigration.”

“Im used to them saying things about me. Everything Im trying to do has solid legal ground. Its not a matter of racism. For me its a matter of protecting our borders and properly enforcing our laws.”

“Im not even a lawyer but it feels like Ive had about two years of law school on immigration.”

“I would regularly hear from blue-collar workers who feared losing their jobs because they didnt speak Spanish.”

“Thats when I began to look into how our laws simply arent being enforced.”

“Id like to work on other issues. I still want to change our tax laws and I still want to work on education. I just dont want to be known as the illegal immigration guy.”