[Well, that's exactly why he's been amassing an army of native criminals for over a year and why he's been so intent on turning Xavier's into a fortress, but gosh, he can't say that.]

I seen it happen, Kitty. None of us gives a shit about our registration status when somebody's after imPorts, like, as a whole. Even if one or two of us takes a government deal, there's hundreds of us who won't. Ever. Even if they throw us in jail. 'cause, yeah, maybe they'll pay us ten grand to catch a vigilante, but anybody with a brain would know they're next, the second they do something Uncle Sam doesn't like.

Plus, anybody who takes a deal like that... I'd be looking over my shoulder, if I was them, 'cause the feds ain't even the biggest problem a rat's gonna have to deal with.