Immigrant Quotes

192 quotes by 166 authors

Second-generation Hispanics marry non-Hispanics at a higher rate than second-generation Irish or Italians. Second-generation Hispanics' English language capability rates are higher than previous immigrant groups'. — Jeb Bush
I am an immigrant with a Green Card and, therefore, I am not eligible to vote in a federal election. — David Byrne
They decided to let immigrants in and I am an immigrant. They gave us a chance to participate in this country's life and I took… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
I was raised, myself, by extremely strict but also extremely loving Chinese immigrant parents. To this day, I believe that their having high expectations for… — Amy Chua
I'm an immigrant myself. It was a tough road to come to America and work. — Pamela Anderson
Immigrant families have integrated themselves into our communities, establishing deep roots. Whenever they have settled, they have made lasting contributions to the economic vitality and… — Edward Kennedy
I have only one loyalty and that's to the immigrant community. — Luis Gutierrez
We can certainly defuse the intensity of the anti-immigrant feeling if we can bring some reality to the discussion by showing that they are not… — Barbara Jordan
As Dr. King said, an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. It is that creed of the civil rights movement that still motivates… — Steven Horsford
Any new pathway to citizenship is completely off the table ... [Illegal immigrants should be able to get citizenship] the same way as any other… — Raul Labrador
Number one, it is important that we fix the legal immigration system, because right now we've got a backlog that means years for people to… — Barack Obama
If we are going to solve the challenges we face, you need a President who will pursue genuine solutions day in and day out. And… — Barack Obama
Without comprehension, the immigrant would forever remain shut-a stranger in America. Until America can release the heart as well as train the hand of the… — Anzia Yezierska
His foreparents came to America in immigrant ships. My foreparents came to America in slave ships. But whatever the original ships, we are both in… — Jesse Jackson
America rejects bigotry. We reject every act of hatred against people of Arab background or Muslim faith America values and welcomes peaceful people of all… — George W. Bush
You got into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for… — Barack Obama
I'm the daughter of two Indian immigrant doctors, and I have an older sister and younger brother, and none of us have pursued medicine as… — Aarti Mann
Paul Ryan, who teamed up with Akin in the House to sponsor harsh anti-abortion bills, may look young and hip and new generation, with his… — Maureen Dowd
One of the West's singular migrations--from the Azores to California's Great Central Valley--is given faces and voices in Anthony Barcellos's new novel, Land of Milk… — Gerald Haslam
Helen Tse tells a gripping tale of struggle, laughter, love and food that marks Sweet Mandarin as a must read book. It is not only… — Ken Hom

Who Wrote These Immigrant Quotes

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