Immigration Quotes · Page 33

We now know that climate change is a driver of migration, and is expected to increase the displacement of populations.

— Mary Robinson

The immigration system itself must be quick, fair and efficient at coming to decisions.

— Damian Green

People have been born in refugee camps and they are getting tired of that.

— Javier Bardem

“We have a bubbling successful melting pot in this country so long as the ingredients are essentially European.”

— Jared Taylor

Revolt, for you have nothing to lose but your chains and your [refugee] tents!

— George Habash

If you come across illegal aliens committing crimes, other crimes, you deport them.

— Joe Arpaio

I've always argued that this country has benefited immensely from the fact that we draw people from all over the world.

— Alan Greenspan

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

— Barack Obama

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

[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

The Republicans, with their crazed Reagan fixation, are a last-gasp party, living posthumously, fighting battles on sex, race, immigration and public education…

— Maureen Dowd

We have greedy companies unlawfully hiring illegals, both adults and children, for cheap labor instead of hiring Americans. Not only are they…

— Anna Paulina Luna

Twelve million illegal immigrants later, we are now living in a nation that is beset by people who are suicidal maniacs and…

— Fred Thompson

You know, as a child of Palestinian immigrants, again, every corner of my district is a reminder of the civil rights movement,…

— Rashida Tlaib

We are letting people into America that are going to cause problems and crime like you've never seen. We're also letting drugs…

— Donald Trump

I believe that a limited quantity of immigrants, possibly through an Australian-style program on the basis of work qualifications, can be let…

— Matteo Salvini

In terms of immigration, we're seeing a lot of Democrats and Republicans use the really elastic term, 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform,' and they…

— Beto O'Rourke

“DOES EVERYONE IN AND NO ONE OUT INCLUDE ALL IMMIGRANTS? Immigrants contribute tens of billions of dollars to our economy, and the…

— David Cay Johnston

If you want to really sort of quantify the dereliction of the Republican establishment, those two facts are the most important two…

— Chris Hayes

I knew Arizona's SB 1070 would be controversial when I introduced it, but I did not expect the national immigration debate to…

— Russell Pearce

I think the retirement crisis globally is a major problem. I think it's especially prevalant in countries such as Japan, where immigration…

— Martin Gilbert

One of the defining characteristics or difference between today's illegal immigration and the immigration of old is the immigrants of the late…

— Rush Limbaugh

“You big ugly. You too empty. You desert with your nothing nothing nothing. You scorched suntanned. Old too quickly. Acres of suburbs…

— Ania Walwicz

We are not talking about isolation. We're talking about security. We're not talking about religion. We're talking about security. Our country is…

— Donald Trump

We should celebrate immigrants and everything they do for our country.

— Boris Johnson

Without our immigrants, who will kick our field goals, or train our white tigers?

— Nikhil Saluja

We really do need Congress to pass immigration reform. It is essential that we do so.

— Alejandro Mayorkas

Here's the plot of 'Interstellar.' Refugees - they're known as Democrats - they're looking for a new planet.

— David Letterman

I would be the last person who would say immigrants are not important to America.

— Phil Gramm

The illegal immigrants are like termites. They are eating the grain that should go to the poor; they are taking our jobs.

— Amit Shah

Immigration confuses and terrifies me, so why not try to write a comic and make some sense of it?

— Brian K. Vaughan

You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don't have to live like a refugee.

— Tom Petty

“We are all refugees from our childhoods. And so, we turn, among other things, to stories.”

— Mohsin Hamid

All immigrants bring exotic customs and attitudes, but Muslim customs are more troublesome than most.

— Daniel Pipes

A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.

— Tony Blair

My parents were South Korean immigrants who came to America in the early 80s for the hope of a better life for…

— Jonny Kim

Looking to Donald Trump's immigration speech can he hang onto his base if he softens his stance on the issue that got…

— Steve Kornacki

I'm a woman of colour. I am the daughter of immigrants. I am a Muslim. I am a feminist. I am a…

— Deeyah Khan

Amnesty is a terrible policy, and it's terrible politics. It's a terrible policy because you are rewarding people for breaking the law.

— Tom Tancredo

A lasting solution, the possibility to begin a new life, is the only dignified solution for the refugee himself.

— Poul Hartling