Burden Quote by Isabel Wilkerson

“Many of the people who left the South never exactly sat their children down to tell them these things, tell them what happened and…

— Isabel Wilkerson

All across this country, undocumented immigrants are living in fear of seeing their families torn apart because of our broken immigration system. Many of…

— Jan Schakowsky

With immigrant parents, they've had to sacrifice so much to survive, and they're trying to preserve the culture they lost, so there are just…

— Rupi Kaur

I think that a lot of the stories I would see was kids who are first-generation immigrants, watching them try to rip themselves from…

— Ramy Youssef

The vast majority of immigrants - regardless of the conditions of war and poverty that may wrack their home countries - come and contribute…

— Pramila Jayapal

You had a flood of immigrants, millions of them, coming to this country. What brought them here? It was the hope for a better…

— Milton Friedman

There are a lot of things that immigrants, especially Chinese-Americans, want to share with their children, but there are a lot of things they…

— Anchee Min

Most previous immigrants came to the United States to become Americans, with no intention of returning home. They relinquished their ties with their homeland.…

— John Shadegg

“It's a success story," said Chanu, exercising his shoulders. "But behind every story of immigration success there lies a deeper tragedy." Kindly explain this…

— Monica Ali

People sort of misinterpret the immigration story. I often hear people say that, well, you know, they emigrate to another country for a better…

— Angelos Postecoglou

Immigrants who come to a country are going to lose something, for sure, but they hope to gain a great deal by making this…

— Nguyen Viet Thang

Going back to the discussion we were having about immigration reform, some of the most challenging discussions I've had are with activists who essentially…

— Barack Obama