Immigration Quote by Bobby Adair

“We're the survivors. Not everyone is. But we are.”

— Jennifer Egan

“I looked at these refugees--and the for the first time, let myself really see them. Their faces felt familiar to me, somehow. The pain…

— Nicole Perlman

“the refugees’ safety was guaranteed, though most of them regarded Surinam as no more than a way station to somewhere else and left as…

— Bernard Wasserstein

“As a refugee who fled civil war as a child, I am still trying to figure out where I fit in - which is…

— Ilhan Omar

“They died, Highness, even as they delivered those thirty thousand refugees to safety. They died, but they won.”

— Steven Erikson

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

— Hagir Elsheikh

“Being survivors signifies that we have recognized that we have been through a lot that should never have taken place and we now hope…

— Patricia Dsouza

“You're a survivor. Each one of you. And survivors don't have the luxury of acting like regular people. We do what we have to…

— Deanna Roy

“We are all refugees, and we have the scar to prove it.”

— Donald O'Donovan

“I may have fled out of fear, but I carry with me dreams; dreams of a community that thrives on understanding, compassion, and inclusion.…

— Hagir Elsheikh

“When the survivors are gone we must not let the truth disappear with them. Please, give them a voice.”

— Ruta Sepetys

“Refugees are not like you and me. They are you and me. That terrible river of the wretched and damned flowing through Europe is…

— Richard Flanagan