--- title: "1 Immigration Really Quotes By Jose Antonio Vargas" description: "1 Immigration Really quotes by Jose Antonio Vargas. Plus more from Jose Antonio Vargas and more Immigration Really sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52a/jose-antonio-vargas-14865_border-security_if-i-could-i-d-go-city-by-city-county-by_2566041.jpg" --- > [If I could, I'd go city by city, county by county, town by town, and talk to people to explain to them what immigration is really about - that this is not about me, this is not about us, this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/if-i-could-i-d-go-city-by-city-county-by-county-town-by-town-and-talk/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52a/jose-antonio-vargas-14865_border-security_if-i-could-i-d-go-city-by-city-county-by_2566041.jpg) ## More by Jose Antonio Vargas > [I remember the first thing I did when I found out I was illegal was to get rid of my thick Filipino accent. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/i-remember-the-first-thing-i-did-when-i-found-out-i-was-illegal-was/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) > [A friend said to me I'm like a walking New Yorker article. It's true! That's how I write. That's how I think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/a-friend-said-to-me-i-m-like-a-walking-new-yorker-article-it-s-true/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) > [Something is fundamentally amiss when you refer to a person as illegal. Bottom line. That's why we so easily talk about this like we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/something-is-fundamentally-amiss-when-you-refer-to-a-person-as/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) > [The only reason I became a writer was so I could exist on a piece of paper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/the-only-reason-i-became-a-writer-was-so-i-could-exist-on-a-piece-of/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) > [The last thing reporters and editors want to be told is what to do and how to write. They don't want to be some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/the-last-thing-reporters-and-editors-want-to-be-told-is-what-to-do/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) > [I like Q&A's better than articles sometimes because I feel like I'd rather hear somebody actually talk or wrestle with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/i-like-q-a-s-better-than-articles-sometimes-because-i-feel-like-i-d/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) > [The immigration bill is going to pass. We're going to have a bill. It's going to get through the Senate. I think the fundamentals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/the-immigration-bill-is-going-to-pass-we-re-going-to-have-a-bill-it-s/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) > [I got here when I was 12, I found out I was undocumented when I was 16, I became a journalist when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/i-got-here-when-i-was-12-i-found-out-i-was-undocumented-when-i-was-16/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) > [The greatest gift that we have as human beings is our ability to empathize. That's why I think personal stories matter so much. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/the-greatest-gift-that-we-have-as-human-beings-is-our-ability-to/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) > [The DREAMers are the safe ones, right? It's okay to advocate for the DREAMers because they're the English-speaking, college-educated ones, right? It's so interesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/the-dreamers-are-the-safe-ones-right-it-s-okay-to-advocate-for-the/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) > [I'm not excusing the illegal act. I am here illegally. I'm here illegally, without authorization. That's a fact. That's nothing you can call the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/i-m-not-excusing-the-illegal-act-i-am-here-illegally-i-m-here/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) > [I think I've always been paranoid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/i-think-i-ve-always-been-paranoid/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) > [I grew up in newsrooms. I've been in newsrooms since I was 17 years old. Journalism has been like my church; it's been like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/i-grew-up-in-newsrooms-i-ve-been-in-newsrooms-since-i-was-17-years/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) > [I always felt like I had the word "illegal" tattooed on my forehead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/i-always-felt-like-i-had-the-word-illegal-tattooed-on-my-forehead/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) > [America is White and Black and Latino and Asian. America is mixed. America is immigrants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-antonio-vargas/america-is-white-and-black-and-latino-and-asian-america-is-mixed/) [Jose Antonio Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-antonio-vargas/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/immigration-really/jose-antonio-vargas/#itemlist", "name": "1 Immigration Really Quotes By Jose Antonio Vargas", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I could, I'd go city by city, county by county, town by town, and talk to people to explain to them what immigration is really about - that this is not about me, this is not about us, this is not about us taking something from you. This is not about us being a threat to you. This is not about Democrat or Republican, and this is not really about border security. 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