History has not looked kindly on us when we've prevented…

Children, presenting at our border, who are fleeing violence, who are fleeing prosecution, who are fleeing terrible situations is not a crisis. We feel…

— Jen Psaki

The greatest nation in the world should not have much to fear from a family, especially children, fleeing violence. More importantly, children fleeing violence…

— Pete Buttigieg

The most dramatic case is that of the Central Americans. Why are people fleeing Central America? It's because of the atrocities the U.S. committed…

— Noam Chomsky

One of the things people are fleeing when they leave the city is the need either to reject people who are less well educated…

— David Riesman

The people who are fleeing Syria, they're the ones who need to run the country there long-term.

— Lee Zeldin

Can you really send back people to where they are fleeing from?

— Peter Maurer

When you have your own people fleeing their homes it's not because they found a job somewhere else... then you have something to fix…

— Nayib Bukele

We can't deter people fleeing for their lives. They will come. The choice we have is how well we manage their arrival, and how…

— Antonio Guterres

The world is a total mess. Take a look at what's happening with Aleppo. Take a look what's happening in Mosul. Take a look…

— Donald Trump

The impact of climate change, extreme weather events, the reason people are fleeing their homes is quite significant.

— Alejandro Mayorkas

dreams must not take the place of actual life, nor constitute themselves a cowardly escape from it, but become rather a sanctuary in which…

— Maude Meagher

All of us, as humans, as Americans, as people who are lucky enough to be a part of this country's ideals, should care about…

— Stephanie Ruhle

“WE ARE We are the lost ones Seeking refuge in dark alleys Told we are not forgotten We are a past generation's hope Asking…

— José N. Harris

“Sometimes he remembered having heard how soldiers under fire in the trenches, and having nothing to do, try hard to find some occupation the…

— Leo Tolstoy

If we believe that a person seeking refuge is to be pitied, feared, despised, and looked down upon, we are doing ourselves a disservice.

— Clemantine Wamariya