--- title: "9 Immigrants Nation Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Immigrants Nation quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Immigrants Nation sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/elton-gallegly-25836_also_we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-but-we-are_2901702.png" --- > [We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elton-gallegly/we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-but-we-are-also-a-nation-of-laws/) [Elton Gallegly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elton-gallegly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/elton-gallegly-25836_also_we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-but-we-are_2901702.png) > [We are a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alejandro-mayorkas/we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-and-a-nation-of-laws/) [Alejandro Mayorkas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alejandro-mayorkas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/alejandro-mayorkas-6731_immigrants_we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-and-a-nati_2224475.jpg) > [America is a nation of immigrants, but it is also a nation of people who never emigrate. Notably, Americans living outside the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/america-is-a-nation-of-immigrants-but-it-is-also-a-nation-of-people/) [Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/ivan-krastev-20501_also_america-is-a-nation-of-immigrants-but-it_1689419.jpg) > [America and Mexico are both a nation of immigrants and we are a nation of laws and we can act accordingly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/america-and-mexico-are-both-a-nation-of-immigrants-and-we-are-a/) [Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc4/hillary-clinton-51_america_america-and-mexico-are-both-a-nation-of_2703714.jpg) > [Where are the leaders who can speak to the idea that it is not alien to American interests, but very much in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-lam/where-are-the-leaders-who-can-speak-to-the-idea-that-it-is-not-alien/) [Andrew Lam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-lam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe3/andrew-lam-21834_aliens_where-are-the-leaders-who-can-speak-to-t_1620656.jpg) > [Finally, in my critique of the immigration image of America, it is also important to know that we're not only a nation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-p-huntington/finally-in-my-critique-of-the-immigration-image-of-america-it-is-also/) [Samuel P. Huntington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-p-huntington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a49/samuel-p-huntington-4547_america_finally-in-my-critique-of-the-immigratio_2082852.png) > [We are not a nation of immigrants. We are a nation of citizens. I am sick and tired of the American citizen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-levin/we-are-not-a-nation-of-immigrants-we-are-a-nation-of-citizens-i-am/) [Mark Levin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-levin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/233/mark-levin-19214_american-citizen_we-are-not-a-nation-of-immigrants-we-are_2613980.jpg) > [We are a nation of immigrants. But we are also a nation of laws. It is wrong and ultimately self-defeating for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-clinton/we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-but-we-are-also-a-nation-of-laws-it-is/) [William J. Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9c/william-j-clinton-302_abuse_we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-but-we-are_2952277.jpg) > [In the budget I will present to you, we will try to do more to speed the deportation of illegal aliens who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-clinton/in-the-budget-i-will-present-to-you-we-will-try-to-do-more-to-speed/) [William J. Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2c/william-j-clinton-302_abuse_in-the-budget-i-will-present-to-you-we-w_1322687.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/immigrants-nation/#itemlist", "name": "Immigrants Nation Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Elton Gallegly" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elton-gallegly/we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-but-we-are-also-a-nation-of-laws/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/elton-gallegly-25836_also_we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-but-we-are_2901702.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/elton-gallegly-25836_also_we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-but-we-are_2901702.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/elton-gallegly-25836_also_we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-but-we-are_2901702.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws.” — Elton Gallegly", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alejandro Mayorkas" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alejandro-mayorkas/we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-and-a-nation-of-laws/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/alejandro-mayorkas-6731_immigrants_we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-and-a-nati_2224475.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/alejandro-mayorkas-6731_immigrants_we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-and-a-nati_2224475.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/alejandro-mayorkas-6731_immigrants_we-are-a-nation-of-immigrants-and-a-nati_2224475.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We are a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws.” — Alejandro Mayorkas", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "America is a nation of immigrants, but it is also a nation of people who never emigrate. 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