Immigration Quotes · Page 18

In a land of immigrants, one was not an alien but simply the latest arrival.

— Rudolf Arnheim

My goal is to ensure the Northern Border is safe, secure and allows for the free flow of travel and commerce.

— Rick Larsen

The Biden Administration's broken border policies force us to take migrants at their word about who they are and where they're from.

— John E. James

We should involve the whole world in the handling of this refugee crisis.

— Viktor Orban

“Borders don't preserve peace, borders only breed war. All peace is fiction till we treat every border as Donald Trump's wall.”

— Abhijit Naskar

I strongly support screening all visitors and potential immigrants thoroughly to prevent bad actors from entering the country.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I have fought for open immigration which is something I disagree with Nigel Farage on.

— Claire Fox

If you don't control the borders, it doesn't matter what immigration laws you have.

— Thomas Sowell

A recent Pew Hispanic survey found that more than 70 percent of illegal immigrants from Mexico are interested in a guest-worker program…

— John Shadegg

Amnesty is the magnet. Other magnets that you mentioned are anchor babies who get benefits in this country and employer deductions for…

— Virgil Goode

I conceived from the outset a strong objection to Zionism. I considered it immoral that immigrants should come from abroad with the…

— Muhammad Asad

[Marco]Rubio comes out. He represents for a short period of time the people of Florida. He has got the worst attendance record…

— Donald Trump

We've had a debate about immigration in New Zealand for some time. Now what we're trying to champion in that conversation is…

— Jacinda Ardern

When it comes to the big issues like immigration, everyone has a role. The government has a role. The church has a…

— Shane Claiborne

We also can't be naïve when it comes to the refugees. Men who commit violence should of course be deported to their…

— Alice Schwarzer

“Know that no refugee does so because he believes that he wants to take advantage of your economy or steal your jobs.…

— Daniel D. Maurer

Mitt Romney's primary season embrace of the social and economic agenda of the more rabid elements of his party doomed him, especially…

— Eliot Spitzer

To write honestly and with conviction anything about the migration of birds, one should oneself have migrated. Somehow or other we should…

— William Beebe

I'm for the DREAM Act. It makes so much sense. Following the implementation of the DREAM Act, we'll have a case study…

— Beto O'Rourke

“Foreign behavior? What the fuck are you talking about? Foreign behavior? Have you read Things Fall Apart? Ifemulu asked, wishing she had…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

What we need is a 'Smart Wall' to solve our 21st century border problems. A Smart Wall would use sensor, radar and…

— Will Hurd

[Illegal immigration] costs the taxpayers of the United States a lot of money. And it's unfair to Americans who are working every…

— William J. Clinton

In fact, many DACA recipients grew up not knowing that they weren't citizens because they were American in every way except on…

— Alejandro Mayorkas

“But in our camp, his story was everyone’s story, a single tale of dispossession, of being stripped to the bones of one’s…

— Susan Abulhawa

We need to believe Donald Trump when he bullies and threatens to throw out every immigrant in the country.

— Hillary Clinton

In 2007 the 'dagger' of an idea that killed President Bush's effort at reforming the immigration system was lax border security.

— Juan Williams

Drafting local police into Trump's immigration crackdown undermines public safety and is a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars.

— Kevin de Leon

I know as a nation we are stronger because of our immigrant tradition.

— Brad Schneider

The desire to control immigration was one of the main motivations for Leave voters.

— Nick Boles

Refugee policy is only one part of immigration law needing a drastic overhaul.

— Tom Tancredo

We have to stop illegal immigration in order to ensure security in Europe.

— Sebastian Kurz

We must secure the border, and we must not allow people to come into this country when we do not know who…

— Robert Blaha

We were exiles from reality that summer. We were refugees from ourselves.

— Chris Cleave

“This is the superhumanity of the immigrant, but woe be to the all-too-human offspring living in the shadow of such strength.”

— Gary Shteyngart

I grew up around Vietnamese refugees, around people who don't speak English as a first language.

— Hong Chau

In fact, building a wall from sea to shining sea would be the most expensive and least effective way to secure the…

— Will Hurd

The tragic conditions at detention facilities are the result of an intense surge in migration across the border.

— Will Hurd

“If idealism could protect each country, there wouldn't be immigrants.”

— Mr. Morning

Muslim immigrants like himself encounter prejudice here [in U.S.] but also find political and religious freedom.

— Tom Gjelten

I want immigration reform to pass, I want people to be able to come out of the shadows.

— Marco Rubio