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Last updated on December 24, 2024.
We need to remain a nation that doesn't just welcome but that celebrates legal immigrants who come here seeking to pursue the American Dream.
Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
Immigrants in Norway must learn Norwegian. The same should Spaniards in Spain do, if they want to work with Norwegians.
The British, and most European countries, have struggled to accommodate Muslim immigrants, but they have nevertheless welcomed them in large numbers.
I would not invest in a Trump hate wall. We don't need to be protected from immigrants that are coming here seeking asylum and refuge.
Obama gave temporary amnesty to well over 1 million illegal immigrants, and Romney said nothing.
When it comes to finances, immigrants are far savvier than native-born Americans. They keep their expenses low. They save their money.
The right kind of immigrants can benefit the British economy enormously, but no country can accept indiscriminate, unlimited immigration.
I want to stop the influx of new immigrants. This way, we can give those who are already here the opportunity to fully integrate into our society.
Immigrants and foreigners have always been an indispensable part of our country, including its great record in scientific research.
It is erroneous and profoundly irresponsible to suggest that up to three million undocumented immigrants living in America are dangerous criminals.
It's our right, as a sovereign nation to chose immigrants that we think are the likeliest to thrive and flourish and love us.
We are a country where people of all backgrounds, all nations of origin, all languages, all religions, all races, can make a home. America was built by immigrants.
Movement of people is taking place on an immense scale, and from a European perspective, the number of potential future immigrants seems limitless.
I think it's really important to realize that small businesses are often the portal for immigrants into the New York City economy.
Mr. Speaker, our Nation depends on immigrants' labor, and I hope we can create an immigration system as dependable as they are.
People came as immigrants from all over the world, and Hindu and Muslim and Buddhist and Sikh communities became part of the landscape of the U.S.
I come from a family of working people. My parents were Guatemalan immigrants who spent most of their lives in the service industry.
Open borders and the never-ending parade of illegal immigrants does nothing to build the national economy or the American culture.
I believe that a limited quantity of immigrants, possibly through an Australian-style program on the basis of work qualifications, can be let in.
Immigrants, as troubling as they are to some people, are an integral part of what the American Dream is supposed to be. They're understandable to a considerable number of Americans.
There needs to be more pressure on the Mexican government to stop the drugs and illegal immigrants on their side of the border instead of exporting them to the U.S.
I feel like there's this misconception that immigrants come here and just don't care about the system and paying taxes, and that's not true.
I think my parents were immigrants, you know, so I guess I would be first generation. Growing up in California.
I don't want our country to be like other countries in Europe in having a challenge to integrate their new immigrants.
What the president is doing is flooding the job market with illegal immigrants that he is giving temporary work permits to. Not fair.
More than 1 million U.S. citizens live in Mexico, and my country remains the largest source of immigrants to the United States.
...the mayor should not be advancing a policy that encourages [illegal] immigrants to think of New York City as their safe haven.
People who say that there's a vote within the Republican Party that moves against immigrants is just factually not accurate.
Our country is a nation of immigrants, who, for centuries, have come here, fleeing persecution, bringing their dreams, their fears, and their hopes for a better life.
If our language and culture are not passed on to immigrants, where will they learn to value integrity in government and the rule of law?
These guidelines contemplate a policy that will grant special benefits to illegal immigrants based on their unlawful presence in the country.
I like handling newborn animals. Fallen into life from an unmappable world, they are the ultimate immigrants, full of wonder and confusion.
My parents were South Korean immigrants who came to America in the early 80s for the hope of a better life for their children.
The Immigration Act of 1924 closed our doors to virtually all non-European immigrants - a great wrong that was not rectified for decades.
At least 99.92% of illegal immigrants and visa overstays without known crimes on their records did not face removal.
My parents were first-generation immigrants. My mum wore a sari but at school and as a teenager and in my 20s I wanted to fit in.
Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants.
We have undocumented immigrants in America who are paying more federal income tax than a billionaire. I find that just astonishing.
Nearly every study shows that competition from cheap foreign labor undercuts the wages of American workers and legal immigrants.
In various fields, such as science, technology, sports, business and the arts, immigrants enrich our culture every single day.
America is a nation of immigrants. And so the question is, how do we make legal immigration faster, less bureaucratic, cut the red tape?
I strongly support screening all visitors and potential immigrants thoroughly to prevent bad actors from entering the country.
If we continue to dump more Mexican immigrants on the country, we'll get to the point that we'll never have another Republican president.
There are a number of much less expensive alternatives to detaining immigrants than locking them up somewhere.
In U.S. discourse, immigrants are mostly represented as less than human, a policy problem, or as just that, a category, and categories are prisons.
America is a nation founded by immigrants and built on the ideal that anyone can be an American if he or she believes in the principles and values of the Constitution.
The estimated 11 or so million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States. This is what Mr. [Donald ] Trump promised back in November.
My husband is so upset by President Trump's scapegoating of immigrants and Muslims, he refuses to even visit the United States.
When I got my law degree and my license to practice here in the District of Columbia, I represented several immigrants who had entered without inspection.
We must be clear: Donald Trump is lying when he conflates immigrants coming across the border with MS-13 gangs.
America is this incredible mosaic of immigrants, so people really want to be anchored in some kind of culture as well as the one they are living in.
The truth is, most undocumented immigrants come here for economic opportunity and the American Dream. They aren't seeking tax credits or handouts.
If America vetted Muslim immigrants as toughly as the 'New York Times' vets Donald Trump, this would be a safe country.
So given that reality, let us not cast that all of the problems and ills of our society are somehow upon the immigrants who have come to this country.
The majority of immigrants are in search of a better life for their families or are seeking safety by leaving violent and corrupt countries.
There is no hint that Trump wishes to engage in or to foment violence against the enemies, such as immigrants, he has identified as undermining the American way of life.
We should be a nation that welcomes immigrants, keeps families together, and ensures that everyone gets a fair day in court.
For the son of immigrants to run for elected office, not even a generation after my parents got here, that's what makes America a great place.
