America Quote by Dania Ramirez

When I was a young child, my parents came to America in search of a better life for them and their family.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Like tens of millions of Americans, my parents were immigrants. They were poor and did not speak English well. They went to flea markets…

— Ted Lieu

My parents worked super hard when they came to America. They had three jobs each. I didn't really see them that much.

— Ava Max

I came to the United States by myself when I was 16 years old. My parents had about $5,000 in their bank account, and…

— Pramila Jayapal

At the age of 16, my father, mother and I had come to America from Poland in hopes of a better life.

— Sebastian Janikowski

My parents came to America in the late 1960s because my father studied for a Ph.D. in Indiana. My mother joined him later. We…

— Celeste Ng

My dad was the only son from his entire family to come to America, and I was his only son. We had come to…

— Hasan Minhaj

My parents were European immigrants. They came to the States with $1,500, two suitcases, and me, and they managed to build a business, a…

— Stana Katic

I was almost 8 when my mother bravely brought her children to this country so we could have a chance at a better life.

— Mazie Hirono

I came to America when I was 7.

— Soon-Yi Previn

My parents are immigrants to this country. They came to this country for a better opportunity just like everyone else.

— Amine

My parents did not come to the U.S. with much; they had a lot of hardship.

— Nathan Chen