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Immigrants Quotes

Sayings on arriving, belonging, and building something new.

These quotes explore the immigrant experience broadly: the universal feeling of being an outsider in someone else's world, and the idea that a country like America was itself built by newcomers.

Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds.

Quotes by Yakov Smirnoff

The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.

Quotes by Tammy Duckworth

In my town, and especially in my area, there were people from everywhere: Algerians, Senegalese, French people, Asians, all kinds of immigrants and natives, and everyone circulated.

Quotes by Tahar Rahim

I see myself as a go-to person for immigrants.

Quotes by Sebastian Kurz

About Quotes

In a land of immigrants, one was not an alien but simply the latest arrival.

Quotes by Rudolf Arnheim

Our immigrants joined a settler culture, Anglo-Saxon and Protestant, that demanded assimilation to its norms.

Quotes by Ross Douthat

It is unacceptable that immigrants, including children, are shackled and detained in deplorable conditions. And it is unacceptable that already this year immigrants have died by the dozens in the California desert or in other parts of the Southwest.

Quotes by Roger Mahony

I hope that President-elect Trump will drop his unrealistic campaign pledge to deport millions of immigrants who've made their lives in this country and contribute to our country.

Quotes by Raja Krishnamoorthi

If you allow immigrants into your country, then you're responsible for them.

Quotes by Pim Fortuyn

Alien Quotes

Our nation relies on immigrants.

Quotes by Patrick Leahy

The attacks on the Paris Metro in the 1990s were committed by members of the local Muslim community, immigrants from the Maghreb region of North Africa.

Quotes by Otto Schily

Bernie Sanders supports offering a pathway to citizenship for immigrants already in the U.S. and halting deportations for almost 9 million hardworking undocumented fathers and mothers.

Quotes by Nicholas Gonzalez

America was founded on immigrants. The immigrant experience is common to all of us.

Quotes by Nia Vardalos

Births to illegal immigrants now account for nearly one out of every ten births in the United States.

Quotes by Nathan Deal

America Quotes

It's worth remembering that immigrants come to this country to work, they don't come to get handouts.

Quotes by Mazie Hirono

We're not radical when we are speaking about fewer immigrants.

Quotes by Maxime Bernier

I don't know the right number of immigrants to let in.

Quotes by Marvin Olasky

My parents were immigrants and janitors.

Quotes by Martin Shkreli

My parents regarded school teachers as higher beings, as did many immigrants.

Quotes by Martin Lewis Perl

Children Quotes

My parents were immigrants.

Quotes by Mario Cuomo

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these immigrant quotes focus on?
They reflect on the shared experience of feeling like an outsider, the historical role immigrants played in shaping a nation, and the practical realities newcomers face.
Do these quotes take a side on immigration policy?
No, the page is framed around personal and historical experience rather than policy debate, so it stays away from taking a side on any specific political proposal.
What does 'immigrants in each other's worlds' mean?
It's a broader, more universal idea, that anyone entering someone else's life or perspective is, in a sense, like an immigrant navigating unfamiliar territory, not just people crossing borders.
Is this page only about legal immigration?
It touches on the immigrant experience generally, including some population statistics, without focusing narrowly on legal status as the main theme.
Where can I read more quotes about America's identity as a nation of immigrants?
Visit our America quotes page for more on how the country's identity connects to newcomers throughout its history.

For related reflections, browse our Children quotes on the next generation, or our About quotes for more general perspectives on identity.