America Quote by George W. Bush

Nearly all Americans have ancestors who braved the oceans-liberty-loving risk takers in search of an ideal-the largest voluntary migrations in recorded history. Across the…

— George H. W. Bush

More than any other nation on Earth, America has constantly drawn strength and spirit from wave after wave of immigrants. In each generation, they…

— William J. Clinton

“America has nothing to fear from these newcomers, that they have come here for the same reason that families came here 150 years ago—all…

— Barack Obama

Every year, thousands of immigrants, asylum seekers and migrants assume great hardships to find safety in America. They choose our country because they see…

— Sharice Davids

It's very contrary to the notion of what America is to imagine that we can stop migration.

— Mohsin Hamid

Throughout history, groups of Americans have attacked immigrants who fled danger and destruction at home and arrived in America hoping for the opportunities those…

— Jack Schlossberg

America is the last great goal of these migrations.

— Ellsworth Huntington

Whether our ancestors came here on the Mayflower, on slave ships, whether they came to Ellis Island or LAX in Los Angeles, whether they…

— William J. Clinton

I grew up in a border state. I think immigration is an essential part of American history and American culture.

— Meghan McCain

I think it's very important to recognize that the challenge of migration, an increased level of migration, is not unique to the United States.

— Alejandro Mayorkas

“We all have come here from somewhere else, and the vast majority of us are only a few generations removed from another land. Whether…

— Dan Rather

“Vast migrations of people—some voluntary, most not—have shaped the human condition. More of us flee from war, oppression, and famine today than at any…

— Carl Sagan