Immigrants Quotes · Page 40

Translation is a kind of transubstantiation; one poem becomes another. You can choose your philosophy of translation just as you choose how…

— Anne Michaels

It's interesting to talk to Bernie [Sanders] about his life and growing up, you know, growing up in an immigrant neighborhood in…

— Tad Devine

I think I was always informally thinking about choice from when I was a very young child because I was born to…

— Sheena Iyengar

Sometimes just being an immigrant, I read things the wrong way, and that can be funny. Or I'll put the emphasis on…

— John Cho

The U.S. is a complex country. It has a high predominance of immigrants who have been eminently successful.

— Azim Premji

I watched a documentary about the immigrant crisis around the world. And it does make me blush at all the times I've…

— George Saunders

Immigrants to America help us with the work they do. They challenge us with new ideas, and they give us perspective. This…

— Rudy Giuliani

Everyone talks about immigrants taking jobs, but there are a lot of jobs that America needs.

— Alexandra C. Pelosi

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

— Dov Davidoff

What has the [Donald] Trump administration done from their inaugural address, where they talked about decay and carnage? They've done nothing except…

— Nancy Pelosi

America and Mexico are both a nation of immigrants and we are a nation of laws and we can act accordingly.

— Hillary Clinton

President Bush said that if illegal immigrants want citizenship, they'd have to do three things: pay taxes, hold meaningful jobs, and learn…

— P. J. O'Rourke

I made 'The Farewell' for me, for my family, and for other immigrant children, or children of immigrants, who feel caught in-between…

— Lulu Wang

You know, you just know, that after the president goes out there and announces he wants to make community college free for…

— John Podhoretz

Immigrants contribute more than they take. It is a lie that they take public benefits, because they don't qualify for just about…

— Pramila Jayapal

I grew up in northwest London on a council estate. My parents are Irish immigrants who came over here when they were…

— Amanda Hale

Though my parents were professionals and expected me to go to college, they were immigrants from India with no idea about how…

— Asha Rangappa

“They shouldnt teach their immigrants' kids all about democracy unless they mean to let them have a little bit of it, it…

— James Jones

I came from a traditional immigrant family where education meant there were only a few valid paths: doctor or lawyer - and…

— Suheir Hammad

All Americans, not only in the states most heavily affected but in every place in this country, are rightly disturbed by the…

— William J. Clinton

America is also the nameless foreigner, the homeless refugee, the hungry boy begging for a job and the black body dangling on…

— Carlos Bulosan

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

— Lauren Jauregui

I have written about the dispossessed, immigrants, the condition of women who do not enjoy the same legal rights as men, the…

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

“When one individual succeeds, their success generates a ripple effect, creating jobs, sharing cultural enrichment, and fostering innovation.”

— Hagir Elsheikh

I met Muslim immigrants in Brooklyn who were swept up in 9-11 raids, held in abusive conditions, beaten, denied rights. That's how…

— Naomi Wolf