Immigration Quotes · Page 35

Leaders from business, labor, law enforcement and faith communities agree the time has come to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

— Barack Obama

I am not a refugee. I sought refuge for many years, but the word 'refugee' does not define me. It just limits…

— Clemantine Wamariya

I want to live in a city where immigration is seen as a new source of strength.

— Martin Firrell

Los Angeles is the strongest defender of immigrants perhaps of any city in this country.

— Eric Garcetti

Britain needs to change its immigration system - and the only way to do that is to vote Leave.

— Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Know when cities and states refuse to help enforce immigration laws, our nation is less safe.

— Jeff Sessions

I don't really understand sometimes the national conversation on immigration.

— Francis X. Suarez

Unfortunately, the administration's plan is an ounce of cure for a pound of problems.

— Charles Schumer

The arrival of thousands of Muslim infiltrators to Israeli territory is a clear threat to the state's Jewish identity. The refugees' place…

— Danny Danon

“In America, the border of the property would have been gated to keep children and sleepwalkers and drunkards from dropping to their…

— Courtney Maum

The U.S.A. is a huge market which has a large immigrant population from Europe, India, from all around the world; lots of…

— Taavet Hinrikus

Look what the American people did with the comprehensive immigration bill. That was all lined up to get past and the American…

— Rudy Giuliani

It was this society and culture that among other things - including economic opportunities here and repression in Europe - attracted subsequent…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The whole idea behind the EB-5 visa was to help create jobs in economically disadvantaged areas. But where big bucks are involved,…

— Wendy Long

Western European societies are unprepared for the massive immigration of brown-skinned peoples cooking strange foods and maintaining different standards of hygiene. All…

— Daniel Pipes

that strange conflict in the American character: we pride ourselves on being the melting pot of the world but we insist on…

— Gene Tierney

“You'll have to forgive me. I'm a refugee from the past, and like other refugees I go over the customs and habits…

— Margaret Atwood

For people who must fear for their lives because of their religion or political convictions, the protection provided by Article 16a of…

— Horst Seehofer

Dear friends, let us not forget the flesh of Christ which is in the flesh of refugees: their flesh is the flesh…

— Pope Francis

I believe the number is 70% of the world's refugees since World War II have been taken in by the United States.…

— Rush Limbaugh

The immigration bill - the new immigration bill - [Bill Clinton] has stripped the courts, which Congress can do under the leadership…

— Nat Hentoff

The Republicans are whistling past the graveyard. If we don't change our policies on immigration, you're going to be looking at Iran…

— Ann Coulter

When it comes to immigration reform, now is the time ... I've never seen a better political environment ... I'm not doing…

— Lindsey Graham

That may not be a majority position in my party, but that's down the road. You can't even begin that process until…

— Marco Rubio

The underpinning of immigration concerns is xenophobia and racism and nationalism.

— David Cross

The power of the Good has taken refuge in the nature of the Beautiful

— Plato

I really wish that we had passed a comprehensive immigration bill because that would've really helped our country.

— Condoleezza Rice

“...the only thing people resent more than poor immigrants are wealthy ones”

— Patricia Engel

I came in as a legal immigrant. My dad came first. We had to wait about a year.

— Shiva Ayyadurai

The thing is, is that every terrorist attack we've had since 9/11 has been legal immigration.

— Ted Cruz

Migration isn't a one-directional process; it's a colossal process that has been happening in all directions for thousands of years.

— Mohsin Hamid

As a teenager I became a boat person - a refugee - as I made my way to Palestine.

— Frank Lowy

As the son of immigrants, I could never have imagined the incredible political journey I have been on. I feel blessed.

— Humza Yousaf

When politicians talk about immigration reform, they usually mean the following, amnesty, open borders, lower wages.

— Donald Trump

Hispanic citizens know that illegal labor is taking jobs from their children and their legal immigrant friends.

— Tom Tancredo

“You'll be brought in on temporary visas and denied pathways to permanent residency.”

— Dipti Dhakul

The Indian diaspora is a wonderful place to write from, and I am lucky to be part of it.

— Kiran Desai

We believe in immigration, but we don't believe in mass immigration.

— Maxime Bernier

I believe that a psychological, cultural, and philosophical migration back to Africa will solve our problem.

— Malcolm X

We have 11 million people in this country that need a pathway to citizenship.

— Dick Durbin