As a child of immigrants, she knows personally how immigrant families enrich our country. Her story is America’s story. – Joe Biden On Kamala Harris.
For as long as ours has been a nation of immigrants, we have been a nation that fears immigrants. Fear of the other is woven into the fabric of our American culture, and unscrupulous people in power have exploited that fear in pursuit of political advantage. – Kamala Harris The Truths We Hold: An American Journey.
People who say that there’s a vote within the Republican Party that moves against immigrants is just factually not accurate. – Grover Norquist
The fact of the matter is, this country is not going to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. What are we supposed to do with them? What are we supposed to do with these kids? – Jose Antonio Vargas
You know, when President Reagan, who was one of my idols, granted amnesty to about three million illegal immigrants it was based on the fact that the borders would be secured. That didn’t happen. It didn’t happen during the Bush administration. – Jan Brewer
Now, most of the new immigrants coming to this country are from Asia as opposed to Europe. – Iris Chang
I believe it could very well be unconstitutional to ban people. We are a country of immigrants, but we have to know who’s coming in. They need to come in legally. And we need to be sure that we have been able to have them satisfy the criteria that we set for them to come into our country. – Jan Brewer
The descendants of European immigrants do not govern the United States of America today. The foreign and domestic policies of the country are made by the Jews and their lackeys. – Julius Streicher
The DREAM Act was intended to benefit illegal immigrants who were brought here as children, the most sympathetic subset among our large illegal immigrant population. – Jan C. Ting
Anyone who starts badmouthing Latino immigrants is not only a racist but ignorant. You need to refer them to what was written about the Irish, the Jews, the Italians, any group you want. – James Gray
The British, and most European countries, have struggled to accommodate Muslim immigrants, but they have nevertheless welcomed them in large numbers. – Jay Parini
My own grandparents came to the United States as immigrants in 1912, and they lived for some years in Italian ghettos in New York. Most immigrant groups start in ghettos somewhere, and many of them never get out. – Jay Parini
I personally believe that a democratic society is morally entitled to set and enforce a limit on the number of new immigrants admitted each year. – Jan C. Ting
Tough times have always lent themselves to nativist sentiments and closed-door policies. But in the case of highly skilled immigrants, these policies are a recipe for stagnation. – James Surowiecki
All Americans are either immigrants or descendants of ancestors who came from somewhere else, including Native Americans. We should all respect and admire immigrants. – Jan C. Ting
The oath of renunciation and allegiance is a solemn vow taken by thousands of immigrants each year to become a United States citizen. The oath is the fundamental statement of allegiance to the United States, and this allegiance is what unites America. – Jim Ryun
Trump’s characterization of undocumented immigrants is, of course, absurd. Not only do the facts, well, trump his assertions, but his prejudiced views demonstrate a deep ignorance about Mexican immigrants in the United States. – Jorge Ramos
I predict that as warm weather returns to Europe, so will the flood of Middle Eastern immigrants. – John McLaughlin
My grandfather was from outside of Moscow, and my grandmother, although some of her family were French, was from Odessa. They met as immigrants in New York in the early ’20s. My mother’s family came over from Ireland generations ago. – Alexis Denisof
As immigrants, we understand better than most that to be an American is a privilege that conveys not just rights but responsibilities. – Jose Andres
The U.S. is a complex country. It has a high predominance of immigrants who have been eminently successful. – Azim Premji
Trump says very scary things – deporting immigrants, massive militarism and, you know, ignoring the climate. Well, Hillary, unfortunately, has a track record for doing all of those things. – Jill Stein
Vice President Joe Biden believes that illegal immigrants are citizens. Obama believes that some Americans who join Islamist groups are citizens, while others are not. Who is an American? Whomever the executive branch deems an American. Who isn’t? It depends on whether Obama ate his Wheaties or not. – Ben Shapiro
There is a mass of immigrants, a million of them without work. We will stop this invasion. – Antonis Samaras
I do not support amnesty. I do not support driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants. – Brian Sandoval
