Admire Quote by Jan C. Ting

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

— Amine

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

When I think of my work, I'm aware that I'm American and African at all points and times. And without a doubt, my experience…

— Dinaw Mengestu

My parents are both immigrants, and we traveled a lot.

— Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

I have great respect for my parents. I got such beautiful things from both of them. It doesn't mean that we didn't have our…

— Patti Smith

I saw my parents come over. They were immigrants, they had no money. My dad wore the same pair of shoes, I had some…

— Amy Chua

My parents are proud of their Indian heritage, but they came halfway across the world so their children could be born here, raised here…

— Bobby Jindal

I know certainly that my parents sacrificed a lot to come to America, and to... start a new life for their family and their…

— Jonny Kim

I come from a part of New York that was almost entirely immigrants. I was born in America, but all of my friends' parents,…

— Christopher Walken

I really, really admire my parents so much, for how they raised me. They're some of the best human beings I know.

— Missy Peregrym

My parents were immigrants. And the place for all immigrants was the factories. They were the source of cheap labor.

— Jack Kirby

As the proud son of immigrants from Mexico, I watched my parents work resiliently hard for 40 years, my father as a cook and…

— Alex Padilla