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Immigration Quotes by Barack Obama

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Barack Obama talks about the duty that comes with living in America, saying that taking advantage of the country should be matched with responsibility. He urges a calmer tone in the immigration debate, points out that newcomers bring energy, entrepreneurship, and fresh ideas that keep the nation vibrant. He also stresses that fair rules and better support for refugees can help the country stay young and strong.

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If it is orderly and lawful, immigration is good for our economy.

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Its possible to shape a law that upholds our tradition as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants.

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We do need to make sure that we have an orderly, lawful immigration process.

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When it comes to immigration, I think Americans expect that our immigration process is orderly and it is legal.

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I do not want two classes of citizens in this country. I want everybody to prosper. That's going to be a top…

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Let's get immigration reform done this year. Let's get it done. It's time.

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My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.

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America is a nation of immigrants. And so the question is, how do we make legal immigration faster, less bureaucratic, cut the…

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You have social media and the Internet and immigration and so, suddenly, cultures are clashing and people feel as if they're less…

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It is my firm belief that it will be in the interests of the United States, especially our economic interests, to pursue…

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When states like Alabama and Arizona passed some of the harshest immigration laws in history, my Attorney General took them on in…

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Immigration is part of the reason why our economy is stronger and better positioned than most of our other competitors, is because…

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The problem was, and we saw some of this in the immigration-reform issues as well, was they hadn't done sufficient homework to…

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Leaders from business, labor, law enforcement and faith communities agree the time has come to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

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Each wave of immigrants that have come in have been able to assimilate, integrate and then rise up and become part of…

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Undocumented workers can't report if they're not being paid overtime, or if their health and safety laws are being violated, of if…

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One thing I think we have to do is to make sure that the undocumented workers who are living in America today,…

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We wouldn't even be where we are had it not been that 70% of Hispanics voted for President Obama, voted Democratic in…

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All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living…

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I swore an oath to uphold the laws on the books . Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress…

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The United States is doing our part by increasing the number of refugees we resettle and I want again to commend Angela…

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It's a campaign strategy. He's all about getting the votes. I support gay marriage too, but Obama only does things to stir…

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Enforcement priorities developed by my administration are not affected by this ruling. This means that the people who might have benefited from…

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In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories…

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We're not going to deputize a whole bunch of American citizens to start grabbing people or turning them in, in part because…

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The system isn't working when 12 million people live in hiding, and hundreds of thousands cross our borders illegally each year; when…

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When we were working on immigration reform and there was a young Latino man, young immigration activist here who, in the Roosevelt…

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If we are going to solve the challenges we face, you need a President who will pursue genuine solutions day in and…

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America is much less violent than it was 20, 30 years ago, and immigration is much less a problem than it was…

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Let's be honest - tracking down, rounding up, and deporting millions of people isn't realistic. Anyone who suggests otherwise isn't being straight…

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Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as…

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Building new roads and bridges creates jobs. Growing our exports creates jobs. Reforming our outdated tax system and our broken immigration system…

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Immigration keeps this country young, it keeps it dynamic, we have entrepreneurs and strivers who come here and are willing to take…

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I marched with you in the streets of Chicago to meet our immigration challenge. I fought with you in the Senate for…

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The immigration issue is, I recognize, one that generates a lot of passion, but it does not make sense for us to…

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We have to deal with the 11 million individuals who are here illegally. The bill that Senator [Marco] Rubio put forward, I…

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Now, I swore an oath to uphold the laws on the books... Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress…

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We [Americans] are a nation of immigrants. We all understand what this country has become because talent from all around the world…

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We have to stand up for these issues when it's tough, and that's what I've done. I did it when I was…

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The time to fix our broken immigration system is now... We need stronger enforcement on the border and at the workplace... But…

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