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Immigration quotes - Immigrants are people who come to a foreign country for a livelihood leaving their own nation.  Speaking about positive effects, immigrants can cause a good impact in our society economically by adding to the Gross Domestic Product of our nation. If the exodus of immigrants is quite big and continue to live with us for centuries, then our country undergoes noticeable changes economically, culturally and indirectly politically.  On the other hand, negative impacts of immigrants could be overcrowding, drug trafficking and polluting of our native culture.

What are things that cause persons to leave their residence?

• Poor economy
• Low standard of living
• Lack of basic amenities
• Absence of fundamental medical facilities
• Non-existence of job opportunities
• Crime and violence
• Low salaries
• Lack of technology
• Non-curtailment of corruption

What are the attractions that cause persons to migrate to other countries?

• Availability of jobs
• High salaries
• Advanced technology
• Political stability
• Low crime rate
• Good sanitation
• Better health standards
• Non-existence of corruption
• Better governance
• Preference for really talented workforce

Responsibilities of new immigrants:

• Respect rules & culture of the host country
• Respect and follow the state and local laws
• Do not do anything detrimental to the interest of host nation
• Contribute indirectly to the progress of the host country

Quotes on Immigration are listed here:

Best Immigration Quotes:

Here we listed famous immigration quotes by famous authors, politicians, celebrities, and news makers.

“Our attitude towards immigration reflects our faith in the American ideal. We have always believed it possible for men and women who start at the bottom to rise as far as the talent and energy allow. Neither race nor place of birth should affect their chances.”
- Robert F. Kennedy

“Mr. Speaker, our Nation depends on immigrants’ labor, and I hope we can create an immigration system as dependable as they are.”
- Luis Gutierrez

“We came to America, either ourselves or in the persons of our ancestors, to better the ideals of men, to make them see finer things than they had seen before, to get rid of the things that divide and to make sure of the things that unite.”
- Woodrow Wilson

“A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.”

-Mahatma Gandhi

“Nearly all Americans have ancestors who braved the oceans – liberty-loving risk takers in search of an ideal – the largest voluntary migrations in recorded history… Immigration is not just a link to America’s past; it’s also a bridge to America’s future.”
- George W. Bush

“The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respected Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations and Religions; whom we shall welcome to a participation of all our rights and privileges…”
- George Washington

“Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life.”
- John F. Kennedy

“Remember, remember always, that all of us, you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Citizenship to me is more than a piece of paper. Citizenship is also about character. I am an American. We’re just waiting for our country to recognize it.”
- Jose Antonio Vargas

“The greatest nations are defined by how they treat their weakest inhabitants.”
- Jorge Ramos

“[Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of the Earth, and those who want Land, resort to the fertile lands of our western country, the second land of Promise, and there dwell in peace, fulfilling the first and great commandment.”
- George Washington

“The United States should be an asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty.”
- Thomas Paine

“A broken immigration system means broken families and broken lives.”

- Jose Antonio Vargas

“I’ve always argued that this country has benefited immensely from the fact that we draw people from all over the world.”
- Alan Greenspan

“Stopping illegal immigration would mean that wages would have to rise to a level where Americans would want the jobs currently taken by illegal aliens.”

- Thomas Sowell

“Immigration laws are the only laws that are discussed in terms of how to help people who break them.”

- Thomas Sowell

“Our laws guarantee all students the right to a K-12 education, regardless of their immigration status.”

- Wendy Kopp

“Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of good character with a real path towards citizenship.”

- Joe Baca
“All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian.”

- Pat Paulsen

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“Illegal immigration continues to be a major problem in the United States. We have people waiting to come here legally. And we should not be rewarding people who have come here illegally.”

- John Barrasso
“There is overwhelming bipartisan support outside of Washington that we need to finally secure our borders, enforce our laws, and stop the problem of illegal immigration.”

- Ted Cruz

“But then I came to the conclusion that no, while there may be an immigration problem, it isn't really a serious problem. The really serious problem is assimilation.”

- Samuel P. Huntington
“We must do everything in our power to keep families together, and to use common sense in our immigration laws. Children deserve better than to lose a parent because of an inflexible law.”

- Jose Serrano

“Besides taking jobs from American workers, illegal immigration creates huge economic burdens on our health care system, our education system, our criminal justice system, our environment, our infrastructure and our public safety.”

- Jan C. Ting
“The criminal justice system should have the authority to determine the immigration status of all criminals, regardless of race or ethnicity, and report illegal immigrants who commit crimes to federal authorities.”

- Susana Martinez

“We should be the pro-legal immigration party. A party that has a positive platform and agenda on how we can create a legal immigration system that works for immigrants and works for America.”

- Marco Rubio
“Mexican immigration poses challenges to our policies and to our identity in a way nothing else has in the past.”

- Samuel P. Huntington

“Illegal immigration is crisis for our country. It is an open door for drugs, criminals, and potential terrorists to enter our country. It is straining our economy, adding costs to our judicial, healthcare, and education systems.”

- Timothy Murphy

“The American people depend on these federal employees to process, investigate, and adjudicate applications for immigration rights and benefits in a timely and thorough manner.”

- Joe Baca

“The point of our demographics is that we're not having as many children and the population is stagnant, if not declining. So without immigration, we're not going to have the population.”

- Susan Oliver

“As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation's economy and culture.”

- Bob Filner

“I think Muslims have become the new Negroes in America. They are being mistreated at airports, by the Immigration - everywhere. Islam is a religion of peace. They are wrong.”

- Jermaine Jackson
“Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.” 
- Theodore Roosevelt

“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” 
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.” 
- Warsan Shire

“A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.” 
- Ronald Reagan

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“Recognize yourself in he and she who are not like you and me.” 
- Carlos Fuentes

“The truth is, immigrants tend to be more American than people born here.” 
- Chuck Palahniuk

“No fiction, no myths, no lies, no tangled webs - this is how Irie imagined her homeland. Because homeland is one of the magical fantasy words like unicorn and soul and infinity that have now passed into language.” 
- Zadie Smith

“AMNESTY, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish.” 
- Ambrose Bierce

“I take issue with many people's description of people being "Illegal" Immigrants. There aren't any illegal Human Beings as far as I'm concerned.” 
- Dennis Kucinich

“We asked for workers. We got people instead.” 
- Max Frisch

“There is no envy, jealousy, or hatred between the different colors of the rainbow. And no fear either. Because each one exists to make the others’ love more beautiful.” 
- Aberjhani

“The happy and powerful do not go into exile, and there are no surer guarantees of equality among men than poverty and misfortune.” 
- Alexis de Tocqueville

“The question of the stranger in a society which estranges everybody from it--while forcing everybody to assimilate their own alienation--takes cover under dubious and sinister masks.” 
- Norman Manea

“History shows that it is not only senseless and cruel, but also difficult to state who is a foreigner.” 
- Claudio Magris