Immigrants Quotes

362 Immigrants quotes by 246 unique authors

Tough times have always lent themselves to nativist sentiments and closed-door policies. But in the case of highly skilled immigrants, these policies are a recipe… — James Surowiecki
If you want to stop illegal immigration, you have to make it so that - so that the people that hire the illegal immigrants will… — Jesse Ventura
I always heard that immigrants had a really hard life when they came to America. — Sofia Vergara
I come from a part of New York that was almost entirely immigrants. I was born in America, but all of my friends' parents, everybody's… — Christopher Walken
America is the only developed nation that has a 2,000-mile border with a developing nation, and the government's refusal to control that border is why… — George Will
Arizonans should not be judged disdainfully and from a distance by people whose closest contacts with Hispanics are with fine men and women who trim… — George Will
For the first time since 2007 there is political momentum behind fixing the immigration system. President Obama in his State of the Union speech reached… — Juan Williams
I think it's really important to realize that small businesses are often the portal for immigrants into the New York City economy. — Christine Quinn
Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tomorrow you're all going to wake up in a brave new world, a world where the Constitution gets trampled by an army of terrorist clones,… — Stephen Colbert
Because immigrants have always been particularly prone to repetition - it's something to do with that experience of moving from West to East or East… — Zadie Smith
It wasn't like the spare rooms of immigrants - packed to the rafters with all that they have ever possessed, no matter how defective or… — Zadie Smith
The truth is, immigrants tend to be more American than people born here. — Chuck Palahniuk
I don't understand why people never say what they mean. It's like the immigrants who come to a country and learn the language but are… — Jodi Picoult
I take issue with many people's description of people being "Illegal" Immigrants. There aren't any illegal Human Beings as far as I'm concerned. — Dennis Kucinich
The darkest secret of this country, I am afraid, is that too many of its citizens imagine that they belong to a much higher civilization… — Kurt Vonnegut
We know from our recent history that English did not come to replace U.S. Indian languages merely because English sounded musical to Indians' ears. Instead,… — Jared Diamond
I was surprised how relevant the Moses story was to contemporary American debates - from our ongoing debate about values, to our role as champions… — Bruce Feiler
To say that Reagan teaches us that we should be against amnesty for illegal immigrants is to contradict what Reagan himself stood for - that… — Eugene Jarecki
Beginning with a trip out to Ellis Island, I saw for myself where thousands of European immigrants took their first steps onto American soil, bringing… — Paul Merton
We need to decouple the movement for comprehensive immigration reform and justice for immigrants from the legislative process and from the Democratic Party process. They… — Luis Gutierrez
To be the child of immigrants from Eastern Europe is in itself a special kind of experience; and an important one to an author. He… — Delmore Schwartz
Our young immigrants have a lot to offer. They are motivated and hard-working, and in many cases have already contributed significantly to our society -… — Gerald Chertavian
When I started Cove, I spoke to three immigration lawyers who gave me a long checklist of things to do before my company could hire… — Ruchi Sanghvi
In various fields, such as science, technology, sports, business and the arts, immigrants enrich our culture every single day. — Charles B. Rangel

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