Pete Wilson

“Amnesty is a big billboard, a flashing billboard, to the rest of the world that we don't really mean our immigration law.”

“Government is the enemy. Government is the problem.”

“They keep coming.”

“We must say 'no' to illegal immigration so we can continue to say 'yes' to legal immigration.”

“California has been providing a magnet for illegal immigration, and it has got to stop.”

“You have to be tough and you have to be ready to take the heat.”

“We need to reform our welfare system so that it is a safety net, not a hammock.”

“The time has come to take the bull by the horns.”

“I'm the governor of California, and I'm not going to be run out of town by a bunch of right-wing extremists.”