“America is a nation of immigrants. And so the question is, how do we make legal immigration faster, less bureaucratic, cut the red tape?” AmericaNationsCuttingRedImmigrationFasterImmigrantsTapeRed TapeLegal Immigration Author:Barack Obama
“What is the appeal of Trump, really? It's nostalgic: "Make America great again." Like European nationalists, he has a vision of a "real" America, one which predates globalization, immigration, feminism, the civil rights movement and technological change, an imaginary 1950s to which we can now return. That is actually not very different from the kind of language that Marine Le Pen uses, or parts of the Brexit movement.” KindDifferentRealUseAmericaLanguageVisionRightsFeminismMovementReturnTrumpImmigrationCivil RightsAppealsPensImaginaryTechnologicalGlobalizationMarineCivil Rights MovementNostalgicTechnological Change Author:Anne Applebaum
“Hispanics are the fastest-growing evangelical group in the country right now, an important constituency. But Trump's views, especially his views on immigration, did not exactly go over well with this faith constituency. Rev. Rodriguez told me that Trump's invitation created something of a stir in his world.” WorldWellsImportantCountryViewsGrowingGroupsTrumpRight NowImmigrationInvitationsEvangelical Author:Tom Gjelten
“I mean, you take a look at this, it's one way. [Mexicans] get the jobs, they get the factories, they get the cash, and all we get - we get illegal immigration and we get drugs.” WayLooksMeanJobsDrugImmigrationOne WayIllegalCashFactoriesIllegal Immigration Author:Donald Trump
“[ Donald Trump] is a man who ran on building a wall. And I know it was about legal immigration, but he did say incredibly vociferous things about Mexican-Americans and the Latino community that, frankly, regardless of if you take him literally or not, which most of his supporters don't - while they took him seriously, they didn't take him literally.” IfsKnowsMenCommunityBuildingWallTrumpImmigrationRanSupporterMexicanLatinoLegal ImmigrationMexican American Author:Margaret Hoover
“The states is where resistance is opposition to Obamacare is taking place. The states is where tax reform is taking place, starting. The states is where whatever opposition to the latest crisis of the day is, be it health care, immigration, or guns. The states - the majority of which have Republican governors - are where this is all being dealt with, and you're not hearing about it. They don't get a lot of press coverage, but that's where this is happening.” StatesCareRepublicanTaxesHappeningsGunCrisisMajorityPressesStartingHearingImmigrationResistanceReformHealth CareOppositionGovernorsObamacareCoverageTax Reform Author:Rush Limbaugh
“You have this giant institution called the United States media that was fully aware of the real reason behind open borders, mass immigration, and they're not fazed by it. They are not fazed by any of the dubious, any of the criminal, any of the catastrophically wrong, any of the catastrophically potentially damaging behavior on the part of the Democrats. It won't even be reported on. It won't even be referenced. And, as such, there's a certain percentage of the country that's never going to know what you and I know.” KnowsRealCountryStatesReasonCertainUnitedBehindsUnited StatesMediaBehaviorMassInstitutionsDemocratCriminalsImmigrationBordersGiantsPercentagesDubious Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The dirty little secret is Donald Trump's views are not all that different from the rest of the Republicans in the field. Nobody in the Republican field supports a path to citizenship. They're all pretty tough on immigration.” LittlesDifferentViewsSecretSupportPathFieldsTrumpRepublicanToughImmigrationDirtyCitizenship Author:Eleanor Clift
“It is hard to stay patient about policy matters where everybody agrees about what needs to be done and then it just doesn't happen, like reforming the immigration system and getting rid of family immigration jails and closing Guantanamo and criminal-justice reform. All these issues, there is basically consensus. There's no rational objections whatsoever, but it can't happen because of other stupid steps we have to take in politics.” NeedsMatterHardDoneHappensJusticeStepsIssuesStupidPolicyAgreePatientCriminalsImmigrationRationalReformJailConsensusClosingObjectionsCriminal JusticeGuantanamo Author:Rachel Maddow
“I see a huge, huge divide between the people who are facing the most barriers and violence and the kinds of stories being told in mainstream American politics. The issues that I think most about - how many people's lives are being affected by prisons and policing, how many people's lives are being affected by immigration enforcement and deportation - those stories aren't being touched, let alone told, in mainstream politics.” PeopleThinkingKindStoriesIssuesViolenceHugePrisonImmigrationTouchedBarriersAffectedDividesMainstreamEnforcementAmerican PoliticsDeportation Author:Grace Dunham
“If we have a Democratic Senate I think the Republican Party will wake up to the reality that their opposition to comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship is a losing proposition. That Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric and derogatory comments do not really work in a national election. And I think we'll have a better chance to actually get something done.” IfsThinkingDoneRealityChancePartyPathTrumpRepublicanLosingWake UpElectionDemocraticImmigrationReformOppositionCommentSenateRhetoricCitizenshipRepublican PartyPropositionsComprehensiveImmigration ReformDerogatory Author:Hillary Clinton
“By finally enforcing our immigration laws, we will raise wages, help the unemployed, save billions and billions of dollars, and make our communities safer for everyone.” HelpingLawCommunityRaisesDollarsBillionsImmigrationWagesOur CommunityUnemployedImmigration Laws Author:Donald Trump
“I think on all the debate on immigration, and all of that, the class of person that should be given the benefit of the doubt is the genuine refugee that is just in real desperate strait. Some of them are in the United States illegally because of [human] trafficking. They were caught up in trafficking, and you can argue to what extent it's their fault, to what extent they didn't know what they were getting into.” ThinkingKnowsShouldHumansPersonsRealStatesGivenUnitedClassUnited StatesDoubtBenefitsFaultsCaughtArguingDebateGenuineImmigrationDesperateCaught UpRefugeeHuman TraffickingTraffickingBenefit Of The Doubt Author:Preston Manning
“Where you find all the worries about immigration, I think the way to handle that is to listen to the person that's got concerns, and then try to move that in a positive direction, as opposed to decrying it and saying, 'Don't even raise that, you can't raise that.'” ThinkingWayTryingPersonsMovingWorryConcernRaisesHandleImmigration Author:Preston Manning
“The political establishment, they don't know what to do about Trump because they said, oh, the immigration thing will kill him. First, they said he'll never run, and then he ran. Then they said he'll never file his financial disclosures. He filed and on time. Then they said, he's going to fall flat on his face.” KnowsFirstsSaidRunningFacesPoliticalFallTrumpFinancialImmigrationRanFlatsEstablishmentThey SaidFilesDisclosure Author:Roger Stone
“We have so many issues today that we need to confront. Comprehensive immigration reform. We have to solve the issue of poverty, the issue of hunger, the issue of war - spending billions of dollars to kill rather than to build. We have to deal with the fact that all of our children should be receiving the best possible education.” NeedsShouldChildrenWarFactsTodayDealsPovertyIssuesOur ChildrenDollarsHungerSolveSpendingBillionsImmigrationReformReceivingComprehensiveImmigration Reform Author:John Lewis
“I'm a radical pro-immigration advocate. I'm not saying we just look at the Muslim world or we just look at China, we just look at India as a source of our talent. But, one thing we know... first or second generation or new immigrants or children of immigrants have started about 40% of the Fortune 500 companies. For me it's always been a really very important issue that I want America to be open to the most energetic and talented people from around the world.” PeopleKnowsWorldWantFirstsLooksChildrenImportantAmericaCompanyIssuesGenerationsOne ThingTalentSourceIndiaFortuneChinaImmigrationAround The WorldRadicalImmigrantsEnergeticImportant IssuesMuslim World Author:Thomas Friedman
“It's because of this massive immigration and more in some places, (that) France's image has undeniably changed. There are a number of neighborhoods where you are no longer living a French life. That's undeniable.” NumbersChangedImmigrationFranceNeighborhoodMassiveWhere You Are Author:Marine Le Pen
“Massive immigration brings with it cultures that are sometimes in contradiction with our values.” SometimesValuesCultureImmigrationContradictionMassive Author:Marine Le Pen
“I always feel very connected to Canada. My reference for everything is my Canadian background, my life in Canada. Particularly on this issue of refugee immigration: I couldn't be prouder of Canada.” FeelsIssuesConnectedBackgroundsImmigrationCanadaRefugee Author:Michael J. Fox
“When we think about the issues that matter, obviously the news covers immigration, a lot. You might think immigration is the only story that actually affects us but when you poll Latinos you'll see that education is the number one topic that they're interested in talking about and economy is the second issue.” ThinkingMatterStoriesMightNumbersTalkingEconomyIssuesNewsImmigrationTopicsPollsLatino Author:Soledad O'Brien
“[Tom Cotton] is known for his efforts to scale back legal immigration. Legal. He wants to stop legal immigrants from coming to this country. That`s very popular in Republican politics .” WantCountryEffortKnownRepublicanScalesImmigrationImmigrantsTomsCottonVery PopularLegal Immigration Author:Rachel Maddow
“Not only in Canada but in other countries where we have to rely on immigration for our growth, the question of coexistence of values in communities is important. It has to be dealt with.” ImportantCountryValuesGrowthCommunityImmigrationRelyCanadaOther CountriesCoexistence Author:Philippe Couillard
“Whenever I start feeling too arrogant about myself, I always take a trip to the U.S. The immigration guys kick the star out of my stardom.” FeelingsGuyStarsWittyImmigrationKicksArrogantStardom Author:Shahrukh Khan
“People's position on immigration, once they get "sophisticated," and they rise to the higher levels of commentary or government, it's usually determined solely by economics. And not by anything else.” PeopleGovernmentLevelsPositionHigherEconomicsDeterminedImmigrationSophisticatedCommentaryHigher Level Author:Mark Helprin
“The French want to regain control of their own country. They want to determine the course of their own economy and their immigration policies. They want their own laws to take precedence over those of the European Union.” WantCountryLawCoursesEconomyPolicyUnionsDetermineImmigrationEuropean UnionPrecedenceImmigration Policy Author:Marine Le Pen
“You never really saw the racism in Europe in the past because it was so homogeneous. When everyone is blonde and blue-eyed, you don't see racism. But as soon as there was the beginnings of immigration, it just came out very dramatically.” PastSawsRacismEuropeBlueImmigrationBlondeHomogeneousBlue Eyed Author:Noam Chomsky
“To think that we are disconnected in some way serves the occupation whether it's through indifference or a distancing. It is a colonial approach of making you a subject and them the spectators. That is disturbing and counterproductive. And then suddenly they are surprised or find it alienating that the microcosmic effects of Palestine are happening in the U.S., France, and England, whether it's from the Islamic movements or immigration factors. Keeping a false purity of their countries will harm them eventually.” ThinkingWayCountrySubjectsEffectsMovementApproachHappeningsEnglandHarmImmigrationFactorsFranceIndifferencePurityIslamicOccupationPalestineSpectatorsDisturbingDisconnectedCounterproductiveFrance And England Author:Elia Suleiman
“We have millions of unemployed and cannot afford any more immigration. Where are they supposed to live? It is not viable.” MillionsImmigrationUnemployed Author:Marine Le Pen
“Donald Trump done a lot of name calling, and he created a very toxic atmosphere. I mean just we want to start with immigration, do you want to start with these things that he has said - you know, about Muslims. I mean, where it ends?” MeanDoneImmigrationAtmosphereName Calling Author:John Kasich
“In seven years, we'll have the highest percentage of Americans non-native born since the founding of the republic. And some people think, "Well, we've always had these numbers." But it's not so. This is very unusual. It's a radical change. And in fact, when the numbers reached about this high in 1924, the president and Congress changed the policy, and it slowed down immigration significantly. And we then assimilated through the 1965 and created really the solid middle class of America, with assimilated immigrants, and it was good for America.” PeopleThinkingPresidentPolicyChangedSevenImmigrationRadicalMiddle ClassUnusual Author:Jeff Sessions
“I think immigration has been one of the vital things about the growth of America. I'm the product of grandparents who all immigrated from Greece. I hope eventually we have proper immigration.” ThinkingGrowthImmigrationGrandparentGreece Author:Jamie Dimon
“I believe that when we have millions of hard-working immigrants contributing to our economy, it would be self-defeating and inhumane to try to kick them out. Comprehensive immigration reform will grow our economy and keep families together, and it's the right thing to do.” TryingBelieveTogetherI BelieveEconomyImmigrationRight ThingFamily Together Author:Hillary Clinton
“I figure you give Donald trump two years to see if his approach works, the business rather than the political approach. You'll see at the end of two years if new jobs are being created, money flow comes back from overseas, all of that, the immigration chaos subsides. You got to give him two years, but I think I know what he's trying to do and you know we'll watch it.” ThinkingGivingTryingPoliticalChaosImmigrationNew Job Author:Bill O'Reilly
“The people who have destroyed the health care system are also in line to destroy other aspects of our economy, the job market, immigration and amnesty.” PeopleCareEconomyImmigrationHealth Care Author:Rush Limbaugh
“It's frustrating because their fingerprints are all over this. If anybody, in my estimation, is disqualified from having anything further to do with this nation's economy or health care or immigration, it's the Democrat Party.” CarePartyEconomyDemocratImmigrationHealth CareFrustrating Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Congress in the immigration law gives the president the power to restrict or suspend the entry of people he may deem appropriate.” PeopleGivingPresidentImmigration Author:John Yang
“When you look at the people that Donald Trump is actually put around him on his Cabinet, this is a pretty - I would argue a very conservative Cabinet. And whether it's on issues of immigration, his pick for the attorney general, very conservative on that issue.” PeopleConservativeArguingImmigrationAttorney Author:Amy Walter
“Indeed, many of the illegal crossers who have entered the country in the last two years after being detained have actually been either unaccompanied minors or families who request political asylum. The ability of the smugglers to attract large numbers of families and unaccompanied minors is a function of the inability of our immigration court system to process asylum claims in a timely fashion.” CountryPoliticalAbilityFashionImmigration Author:Alan Bersin
“Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases. The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases. There are plainclothes US officers stationed at airports in Mexico working with Mexican immigration officials to protect the United States. This joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.” SecurityProtectProgramImmigrationTravelerNational SecurityMexican Author:Alan Bersin
“Trump has not masked who he is. Trump has not behaved like the Democrats do. He does not go out and camouflage. He doesn't present a side of him that isn't real. He doesn't lie to people about what he believes. Although he has broken a serious promise. And he's got some immigration people that voted for him that are a little angry about that. That must be mentioned. But other than that, Trump voters know Trump is who he is. He doesn't act, he doesn't put on a front, he doesn't make up things - as opposed to the Democrats who can't be honest about who they are.” PeopleBelieveRealLyingHonestSeriousBrokenPromiseDemocratImmigrationBeing Honest Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I do believe that if you continually go through a cycle of amnesty, that you undermine the respect for the law and encourage more illegal immigration into America.” BelieveImmigrationIllegal Immigration Author:Jeff Sessions
“I think the retirement crisis globally is a major problem. I think it's especially prevalant in countries such as Japan, where immigration is an issue. I think the US is more shielded from it than most countries in the world. It has a higher birth rate than Japan, immigration is tolerated here unlike probably it is in Japan. I don't think it's as big an issue in the US as it is elsewhere in the world.” ThinkingWorldCountryProblemBirthCrisisRateImmigrationRetirementElsewhere Author:Martin Gilbert
“I truly do believe that President Trump making decisions to pause our various immigration programs and refugee programs for a period of time so that we can ensure that there are new safeguards in place.” BelievePresidentDecisionProgramVariousImmigrationRefugee Author:Mike Pence
“Having been a governor and now having the privilege to serve as vice president, it heartens me to know the passion that President Trump has for ensuring our system of immigration, the way people come into this country is operated in a way that puts safety and security and the well-being of every American, regardless of their race or creed, first and foremost.” PeopleCountryPassionPresidentSecuritySafetyImmigrationVice PresidentSafety And Security Author:Mike Pence
“As a longtime career guy, I like quiet diplomacy behind closed doors. This is not what we're getting with Donald Trump. At the end of the day, it's what America does, how people perceive us, in the long run, our reliability and such, and, thirdly, the personal relationships presidents have with their counterparts. The tweeting and some of the explosive conversations can hurt the third and can have an impact on the second, but, in the end, what we really should focus on is the policies. Some of them have been bad, the rollout of the immigration ban. Others, we have to wait and see.” PeopleLongRunningGuyWaitingPresidentHurtFocusPolicyQuietImmigrationPerceiveDiplomacy Author:James Franklin Jeffrey
“I believe we should build a wall - it might or might not slow immigration but it's worth a try and certainly that would provide political cover for the right when they compromise on other approaches to immigration. On the other hand, I believe there should be a path to citizenship for people who have been law-abiding except for having coming to the U.S. illegally.” PeopleTryingBelievePoliticalI BelievePathWallImmigrationCompromiseCitizenship Author:Robert J. Samuelson
“If you have waves of immigration, you better figure out a way to turn those immigrants into red-blooded Americans, or else you end up splintering the society.” WaveImmigration Author:Todd G. Buchholz
“Immigration. There's two plans on the table. Hillary and I believe in comprehensive immigration reform. Donald Trump believes in deportation nation. You've got to pick your choice. Hillary and I want a bipartisan reform that will put keeping families together as the top goal, second, that will help focus enforcement efforts on those who are violent, third, that will do more border control, and, fourth, that will provide a path to citizenship for those who work hard, pay taxes, play by the rules, and take criminal background record checks.” BelieveHelpingTogetherChoicesI BelieveGoalEffortPathFocusHard WorkTaxesViolentImmigrationCitizenshipFamily Together Author:Tim Kaine
“Hillary and I will do immigration enforcement and we'll vet refugees based on whether they're dangerous or not. We won't do it based on discriminating against you from the country you come from or the religion that you practice.” CountryDangerousImmigrationRefugee Author:Tim Kaine