Backing down Quote by Feyisa Lilesa

I have no plans to seek asylum in the U.S. or elsewhere. I have not thought about citizenship. I love my country, the only…

— Feyisa Lilesa

What we want the folks in Ethiopia to know is that we are behind them in the democratic process. We know it is not…

— Jack Kingston

There were times when I was frustrated, and cried and felt helpless, but the reality in Ethiopia is that you don't have much of…

— Feyisa Lilesa

The people of Ethiopia are saying they've had enough of the killings and are tired of being exiled, imprisoned, beaten and we are done.…

— Feyisa Lilesa

And if you can change Addis, definitely you can change Ethiopia.

— Abiy Ahmed

In Ethiopia, the problem is that you don't know who's who. You don't know who to trust. You don't have any freedom.

— Feyisa Lilesa

But simply someone who broke the law, came here, say, 'I'll give you citizenship now,' that I don't think is going to happen.

— Bob Goodlatte

I feel a social responsibility. We need to open people's eyes. There is a lack of education in Ethiopia.

— Haile Gebrselassie

I'm an American citizen. I pay my taxes. I want my equal rights. But this is my country, and consequently, I don't want to…

— Jim Brown

We're being overrun by people who live in poor and corrupt countries who come to the USA to get work. But we got to…

— Lindsey Graham

Ethiopia is a major contributor to peace and security in Africa, the U.S.'s ally in the fight against violent extremists, and has shown incredible…

— Tom Malinowski

Any new pathway to citizenship is completely off the table ... [Illegal immigrants should be able to get citizenship] the same way as any…

— Raul Labrador