Immigration Quotes · Page 19

“If you cannot read the beautiful things that have happened in someone's life, why should you care about their sadness?”

— Chris Cleave

When it comes to finances, immigrants are far savvier than native-born Americans. They keep their expenses low. They save their money.

— Fabrizio Moreira

Europe is especially vulnerable to terrorists who may hide among the refugees pouring across its borders.

— Naftali Bennett

Those flowers were picked by illegal immigrants. And they're not voting for you, b*tch.

— Joy Behar

The countries where you have the most fear of immigrants are the countries where you have the least immigration.

— Stellan Skarsgard

An employer verification system must be implemented to ensure jobs are not given to illegal immigrants.

— Mitt Romney

This problem with illegal immigration is nothing new. In fact, the Indians had a special name for it. They called it "white…

— Jay Leno

You try turning up in America without documents, without a visa, without a passport; you'll be treated as very, very much illegal.

— Tony Abbott

A Conservative government will set immigration policy within a wider strategy that meets the changing demographic make-up of Britain, taking full account…

— Dominic Grieve

I grew up in a town in France called Saint-Die, where there were many immigrants - Senegalese, Morrocans, Turks. My parents came…

— Kalidou Koulibaly

We can't really have a serious debate about reform on immigration if we don't have operational control of the border. ... With…

— Michael McCaul

We will have a proper tracking system. Approximately half of new illegal immigrants came on temporary visas and then never, ever left.…

— Donald Trump

If we want to boost border security, we have to help law enforcement agencies beef up their resources to meet this demand.…

— Henry Cuellar

The facts [on immigration system ] aren't known because the media won't report on them. The politicians won't talk about them and…

— Donald Trump

I grew up in a country that was in a civil conflict for most of my childhood and adolescence. I saw violence…

— Winnie Byanyima

When President Trump and I arrived in Washington, there was a new sense that the crisis of illegal immigration would now be…

— Luther Strange

“And yet, over the years I've met so many people like Jared who seem to be more at home, happier, living in…

— Eric Weiner

“The long-term effect of this has been to open Western societies to immigration, and to impart an ideal of citizenship that, it…

— Roger Scruton

I think there are some in the Democratic Party - not all - but I think there are some people in the…

— Marco Rubio

“Our people, our history, our struggle is more than a war, more than a fall, more than a favorite dish, more than…

— Bao Phi

We are waiting for Donald Trump's big immigration speech. There are lots of unanswered questions that remain about where exactly Trump stands…

— Steve Kornacki

In England, in France, in no other country would a black man have a chance to get elected. There's no two ways…

— Randy Newman

Because I was in psychiatric treatment for most of my childhood and had to learn English and had to adjust to a…

— Kola Boof

All nations are degrading and consuming their environment to a point beyond capacity. In the past 15 years in the U.S. we…

— Gaylord Nelson

Immigrants are working hard to give our families a better life. Isn't that what the American Dream is?

— Diane Guerrero

We must find a way to balance our tradition as a state welcoming of refugees while ensuring the safety and security of…

— Bruce Rauner

“Let my story remind you that behind every refugee is a human being, a unique story waiting to be heard.”

— Hagir Elsheikh

A big part of the anti-immigration narrative is the perception that the majority of immigrants are poor, uneducated, and unskilled.

— Fabrizio Moreira

In countless communities across America today, refugees are giving back to the country that has given them a new start.

— Antony Blinken

Our nation is built on a proud history of providing refuge for the poor, persecuted, and disenfranchised.

— Jay Inslee

...the fact [is] that our borders leak like a sieve: those things cannot be permitted to continue in good conscience.

— William J. Clinton

Nobody here's for open borders. When undocumented people are apprehended, they should be sent back to wherever they came from.

— Richard Polanco

As the daughter of immigrants, growing up in New York City, you are either at the table or on the menu.

— Grace Meng

I do not believe the border is secure and I still believe we have a long, long way to go.

— John Cornyn

Honestly, if they were Christian refugees coming in, I think the Obama administration would vet them a little more toughly.

— Jesse Watters

As home secretary, I will work to ensure that our immigration policy is fair and humane.

— Amber Rudd

There's a long conversation we're going to have about how to enforce immigration laws. But physically securing the border is essential.

— Paul Ryan

“Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but, most important, it finds homes for us everywhere.”

— John Keats

Apart from my children, spending time with refugees was the greatest gift... the greatest life lesson I could ever receive.

— Angelina Jolie

I was an immigrant. I came here at 12. We were caught behind the Iron Curtain until I was 10.

— Lidia Bastianich