Immigration Quote by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

Asylum under the traditional definition doesn't necessarily include people coming here for economic reasons, but I think one of the biggest things we need…

— Katie Hill

The lives of immigrants living in our country today and those seeking asylum are urgent.

— Laphonza Butler

Our borders are much too porous...We want to keep them open, but we also have to be much more careful. ...Right now, if you…

— Charles Schumer

We will seek... to set up an automatic, obligatory system to redistribute asylum-seekers.

— Giuseppe Conte

Asylum is for people fleeing persecution, not those searching for a better job. Yet our broken system - with its debilitating court rulings, a…

— Kirstjen Nielsen

The children and families seeking asylum at our border deserve our immediate attention and humanitarian aid.

— Sharice Davids

We have asylum laws that provide humanitarian relief. Those who qualify under those laws are entitled to the relief that we extend. Those who…

— Alejandro Mayorkas

I believe it is mutually beneficial and humane to let migrants pursue asylum claims in their home country rather than in the United States,…

— Young Kim

I'll work to ensure that every single refugee who seeks asylum in the United States has a fair chance to tell his or her…

— Hillary Clinton

We need to shift our focus from the debates about redistributing refugees within the E.U. and should concentrate more on external border protection.

— Sebastian Kurz

Where asylum is used as a route to economic migration, it can cause deep resentment in the host community.

— David Blunkett

I have no plans to seek asylum in the U.S. or elsewhere. I have not thought about citizenship. I love my country, the only…

— Feyisa Lilesa