QUOTES ABOUT IMMIGRATION

‘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

‘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 H W Bush

‘I don’t see how the party that says it’s the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century.’         Newt Gingrich

‘Decades of record immigration have produced lower wages and higher unemployment for our citizens, especially for African-American and Latino workers. We are going to have an immigration system that works, but one that works for the American people.’            Donald J Trump

‘Immigration laws are the only laws that are discussed in terms of how to help people who break them.’          Thomas Sowell

‘One of the reasons why Canadians are generally positively inclined towards immigration is we’ve seen over decades, over generations, that it works.’                        Justin Trudeau