Immigrant Quotes

192 quotes by 164 authors

Really, the values under which my generation was raised in the '50s were immigrant values even though we weren't immigrants. The greatest thing you could… — Henry Louis Gates
Every single immigrant we have, undocumented or documented, is a future American. That's just the truth of it. — Junot Diaz
I'm an immigrant and I will stay an immigrant forever. — Junot Diaz
I'm one of those apocalyptics. From the start of my immigrant days, I've been fascinated by end-of-the-world stories, by outbreak narratives, and always wanted to… — Junot Diaz
The Caribbean is such an apocalyptic place, whether it's the decimation of the indigenous populations by the Europeans, whether it's the importation of slaves and… — Junot Diaz
I came to America, and I made good. It's an old story, but it hasn't been told in a long time. Usually, it's, 'I'm an… — Craig Ferguson
'Lollipop Opera' is the backdrop to Finsbury Park. A place that is very thriving, interracial and lot of music stores, Greek, Turkish, all sorts of… — John Lydon
In becoming an American, from Europe, what one has in common with that other immigrant is contempt for me-it's nothing else but color. — Toni Morrison
We certainly employ a lot of immigrants at Fox... and we do not take any consistent anti-immigrant line. — Rupert Murdoch
As an immigrant, I chose to live in America because it is one of the freest and most vibrant nations in the world. And as… — Rupert Murdoch
If the Republican Party works with the Hispanic community, the immigrant community, they're natural allies. People who came to this country are more freedom-loving and… — Grover Norquist
'The Accursed' is very much a novel about social injustice as the consequence of the terrible, tragic division of classes - the exploitation not only… — Joyce Carol Oates
It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or… — Barack Obama
Considering our history, I can think of nothing more American than an immigrant. — Conor Oberst
We must always embrace individual liberty and enforce the constitutional rights of all Americans-rich and poor, immigrant and native, black and white. — Rand Paul
If we say we believe in equality for all then we must fight for equality for all, not betray our immigrant sisters. — Christine Pelosi
I don't want to scream 'Immigrant Song' every night for the rest of my life, and I'm not sure I could. — Robert Plant
Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country. — Theodore Roosevelt
Conservatives aren't anti-immigrant - conservatives are pro-legal immigration. — Marco Rubio
American literature has always been immigrant. — Salman Rushdie

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