Immigration Quote by Rashida Tlaib

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

I went to a segregated school; I was born a Negro, not a black man.

— Michael Eric Dyson

I'm from a lower middle class background; all my family were immigrants.

— Billy Corgan

My school was pretty much all African Americans, but it was still a little tough to be in because I didn't have a lot…

— Ryan Coogler

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

— Amine

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

— Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

My parents regarded school teachers as higher beings, as did many immigrants.

— Martin Lewis Perl

I grew up on the Eastern Shore during desegregation. A lot of white parents chose to send their kids to private schools rather than…

— Ralph Northam

My parents immigrated to this country from Jamaica with no more than a fifth-grade education.

— Wayne Messam

I'm still the community college kid with immigrant parents.

— Jimmy Gomez

Once my school was integrated, and I was there with white kids and a few black kids, it really didn't matter to us what…

— Ruby Bridges

So, I was in a segregated, all black, public elementary school until fourth grade, until my father died. And that's when my mother transferred…

— Maya Wiley