Immigrants Quotes · Page 8

America was born as a nation of immigrants who have always contributed to its greatness.

— Charles B. Rangel

“As recent immigrants, they wanted their children to speak and read English well. Miss”

— Fannie Flagg

Yes, America is a nation of immigrants - but the immigrants have to enter legally.

— Charlie Kirk

I think there are too many guns. That's a problem. I'd rather have immigrants than guns.

— Myka 9

America is a country of immigrants. It's what makes America unique.

— Ivo Daalder

Oh, all you immigrants and visionaries, what do you hope to find here, who do you hope to become?

— Michael Cunningham

America is a nation of immigrants. We have to have a functioning immigration system.

— Tim Kaine

I was born in Montreal in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants.

— Sidney Altman

My parents are Jamaican immigrants and both have a multiracial background. They're Jamaican but my genetic makeup is West African, European, Asian.

— Jaboukie Young-White

We are a country where people of all backgrounds, all nations of origin, all languages, all religions, all races, can make a…

— Hillary Clinton

Immigrants are not the main threat to the industrialized world's workforce: robots are - or, rather, artificially intelligent robots are.

— Jens Martin Skibsted

Immigrants have faced huge obstacles to achieving the American Dream, yet have persevered to overcome them.

— Anonymous

In Los Angeles and other cities, being around immigrants is inspiring. They are touching the American Dream and reminding you how much…

— Ryan Holiday

I like handling newborn animals. Fallen into life from an unmappable world, they are the ultimate immigrants, full of wonder and confusion.

— Diane Ackerman

Germany's population is getting older and older and smaller and smaller. To be able to finance our welfare system over the long…

— Paul Achleitner

Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.

— Tacitus

My film is in French. It's not something folkloric. It's who we are. There's this tension about immigrants coming in. Will they…

— Philippe Falardeau

I adore 'Broad City,' but the one Latino is queer for jokes. You see queerness of Latinos in this emasculated with an…

— Tanya Saracho

Irrespective of our foreign policies, for decades, other nations and peoples could see, in the United States, a strong democracy that could…

— Ben Rhodes

As a son of Jamaican immigrants whose father cut sugarcane as a contract farm worker for over a decade and whose mother…

— Wayne Messam

Women are the majority of immigrants yet the minority of immigrant employment visas; immigrant and native born women who work in the…

— Christine Pelosi

Finding Mecca in America weaves social theory and concrete ethnography into a significant contribution on Muslims in the United States, illuminating broader…

— Eboo Patel

I mean, we must act with intelligence. We must work on this framework, so that immigration becomes an asset to both nations.…

— Vicente Fox

Whatever country you go to, you need to definitely follow the rules. So I believe it's very important for people, wherever they…

— David Ortiz

America rejects bigotry. We reject every act of hatred against people of Arab background or Muslim faith America values and welcomes peaceful…

— George W. Bush

I think you have to take the man at his word [Donald Trump]. Is kind of an equal-opportunity insulter. He started by…

— Hillary Clinton

The Declaration of Independence was only partially applied for women and for certain immigrants such as the Chinese. And it wasn't applied…

— Charles Koch

Unfortunately, the greater consciousness among Whites about Black equality has not carried over to the new victims of racism - Muslims and…

— Howard Zinn

“He knew that he, Millat, was a Paki no matter where he came from; that he smelled of curry; had no sexual…

— Zadie Smith

“Without a sharp turnaround toward democracy and equality in the United States, Europe will be virtually alone in its commitment to social…

— Steve Brouwer

We have become a nation ruled by fear. Since the end of the Second World War, various political leaders have fostered fear…

— Mike Gravel

One question that has always intrigued me is what happens to demonic beings when immigrants move from their homelands. Irish-Americans remember the…

— Richard Mercer Dorson

It is good to live in a country where all are immigrants ... the newcomer is simply the latest arrival.

— Rudolf Arnheim

I don't think Italy is a racist country, because there are so many immigrants.

— Gennaro Gattuso

Unlicensed, illegal immigrants are the safest drivers on the road.

— Dov Davidoff

This country was built and continues to survive off the backs of immigrants and refugees.

— Lauren Jauregui

You could say that Trump is the 21st century version of Pat Buchanan. Protectionist, anti-immigrant.

— Eleanor Clift

Our good intentions have gotten in our own way and it's bad for immigrants.

— Dan Crenshaw

Now, most of the new immigrants coming to this country are from Asia as opposed to Europe.

— Iris Chang

It is important to integrate immigrants into society and to welcome them in the church community

— Pope Francis