--- title: "1 Country Changed Quotes By Sajid Javid" description: "1 Country Changed quotes by Sajid Javid. Plus more from Sajid Javid and more Country Changed sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d1/sajid-javid-12453_country_today-i-don-t-think-anyone-would-think-t_2347619.jpg" --- > [Today, I don't think anyone would think that a mixed-race couple looks odd; I think it's considered perfectly normal. In a very short time frame, the country has changed so much, and for the better. Britain has become, I think,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/today-i-don-t-think-anyone-would-think-that-a-mixed-race-couple-looks/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d1/sajid-javid-12453_country_today-i-don-t-think-anyone-would-think-t_2347619.jpg) ## More by Sajid Javid > [It might sound strange coming from a home secretary - I'm a big fan of immigration and what it means for our country, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/it-might-sound-strange-coming-from-a-home-secretary-i-m-a-big-fan-of/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) > [When I heard about the Windrush issue, I thought, 'That could be my mum... it could be my dad... it could be my uncle...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/when-i-heard-about-the-windrush-issue-i-thought-that-could-be-my-mum/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) > [We have a workforce crisis across the NHS with around 100,000 vacancies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/we-have-a-workforce-crisis-across-the-nhs-with-around-100-000/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) > [Growing up in Rochdale, I think, all the kids in my street, pretty much every boy was playing cricket. I had four brothers as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/growing-up-in-rochdale-i-think-all-the-kids-in-my-street-pretty-much/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) > [Sending genuine refugees to face persecution in order to dissuade others from seeking to come here is plainly illegal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/sending-genuine-refugees-to-face-persecution-in-order-to-dissuade/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) > [As long as I'm in government, as long as I'm in politics, I will do everything in my power to fight back against those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/as-long-as-i-m-in-government-as-long-as-i-m-in-politics-i-will-do/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) > [Like the Caribbean Windrush generation, my parents came to this country from the Commonwealth in the 1960s. They, too, came to help rebuild this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/like-the-caribbean-windrush-generation-my-parents-came-to-this/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) > [When it comes to human life, clearly I want to make sure we are doing all we can to protect people, and we must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/when-it-comes-to-human-life-clearly-i-want-to-make-sure-we-are-doing/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) > [I'm a second-generation migrant. My parents came to this country from Pakistan, just like the Windrush generation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/i-m-a-second-generation-migrant-my-parents-came-to-this-country-from/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) > [If you don't speak English, then there is no way you can take full advantage of the opportunities that modern Britain has to offer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/if-you-don-t-speak-english-then-there-is-no-way-you-can-take-full/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) > [I've already made some changes. I have suspended certain things. Certainly, opening bank accounts, and whether you can or cannot as an illegal immigrant,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/i-ve-already-made-some-changes-i-have-suspended-certain-things/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) > [For all its bluster, the BDS campaign is most notable, I think, for its lack of success. Trade is booming; tourism is soaring. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/for-all-its-bluster-the-bds-campaign-is-most-notable-i-think-for-its/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) > [I want to start by making a pledge, a pledge to those from the Windrush generation who have been in this country for decades…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/i-want-to-start-by-making-a-pledge-a-pledge-to-those-from-the/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) > [My parents were immigrants from Pakistan. My father has passed away now, but my father and mother were very proud of Britain, and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/my-parents-were-immigrants-from-pakistan-my-father-has-passed-away/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) > [I'm going to start by making a confession. My name's Sajid Javid. And I used to be a banker. No point denying it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-javid/i-m-going-to-start-by-making-a-confession-my-name-s-sajid-javid-and-i/) [Sajid Javid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-javid/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-changed/sajid-javid/#itemlist", "name": "1 Country Changed Quotes By Sajid Javid", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Today, I don't think anyone would think that a mixed-race couple looks odd; I think it's considered perfectly normal. In a very short time frame, the country has changed so much, and for the better. 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