“We must look at what immigration to America involves. To the new arrivals, the change is excruciating. Learning a new language and dealing with strange customs make the first years of life in the new land painful... The economic system of the United States is a mighty engine of persuasion. It motivates people to do what otherwise they never would in return for fulfilling their dreams. In the process, people learn that there is no sharp line between physical well-being and the higher purposes of life. The comfort of owning a house is at once meeting the obligation to care for one” PeopleYearsFirstsWellsLooksStatesDreamCareAmericaPurposeHouseLanguageProcessLinesUnitedUnited StatesEconomicLandStrangeReturnHigherComfortMeetingsPainfulImmigrationObligationWell BeingCustomsPurpose Of LifeEnginesFulfillingPersuasionArrivalsEconomic SystemsYears Of LifeHigher PurposeNew Arrivals Author:John Lachs
“Our immigration policy should be driven by what is in the best interest of this great country and the American people. Comprehensive immigration reform will strengthen U.S. security and boost economic growth.” PeopleShouldCountryGrowthInterestEconomicSecurityPolicyDrivenImmigrationReformEconomic GrowthComprehensiveBoostImmigration ReformGreat CountryImmigration Policy Author:Charles Rangel
“I believe we're at the verge of the greatest time to be alive in this world. But Washington is holding us back. How we tax, how we regulate. We're not embracing the energy revolution in our midst, a broken immigration system that has been politicized rather than turning it into an economic driver. We're not protecting and preserving our entitlement system or reforming for the next generation. All these things languish while we have politicians in Washington using these as wedge issues.” WorldBelieveHas BeensNextEnergyI BelieveIssuesAliveGenerationsEconomicThis WorldBrokenRevolutionPoliticianTaxesImmigrationMidstDriversNext GenerationEntitlementVergeWedgesLanguish Author:Jeb Bush
“I think the immigration system we have now is terrible for the United States of America. We have a legal immigration system that does not work. It does not reflect the economic needs of this country in the 21st century. It needs to be modernized.” ThinkingNeedsDoeCountryStatesAmericaUnitedUnited StatesEconomicCenturyTerribleImmigrationWorking ItUnited States Of America21st CenturyLegal Immigration Author:Marco Rubio
“There are differences of opinion, especially when it comes to economic and financial policy. But when it comes to foreign and especially immigration policy, we are in agreement. No other countries in Europe are closer to each other in this regard than Italy and Germany.” CountryDifferencesOpinionEconomicPolicyEuropeRegardFinancialImmigrationGermanyAgreementOther CountriesDifferences Of OpinionImmigration Policy Author:Paolo Gentiloni
“The whole immigration issue suggests the inevitability of people in our time seeking economic security that they can't find at home, which usually involves bringing their religion with them. One's children are going to be married to people outside their religious traditions as well as inside.” PeopleWellsChildrenWholeHomeReligiousIssuesEconomicSecurityMarriedTraditionSeekingImmigrationOur TimeBeing MarriedInevitabilityReligious TraditionsEconomic Security Author:Thomas Keating
“I think Donald Trump is moving to - and will continue to move to the economic argument, as to why what he's doing is - represents a commitment to stand up to big business, to international corporations who favor more immigration and lower wages - that's what they favor - and a defense of the interest of the American people who go to work every day.” PeopleThinkingBigsMovingInterestEconomicTrumpCommitmentArgumentInternationalDefenseFavorsImmigrationCorporationsWagesBig Business Author:Jeff Sessions
“It is my firm belief that it will be in the interests of the United States, especially our economic interests, to pursue comprehensive immigration reform.” StatesBeliefInterestUnitedUnited StatesEconomicImmigrationPursueReformFirmComprehensiveImmigration ReformFirm Beliefs Author:Barack Obama