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«I had always hoped that this land
might become a safe and agreeable asylum
to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind,
to whatever nation they might belong.»
George Washington
«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
«Remember, remember always, that all of us, you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.»
Franklin D. Roosevelt
«I received a letter just before I left office from a man. I don’t know why he chose to write it, but I’m glad he did. He wrote that you can go to live in France, but you can’t become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Italy, but you can’t become a German, an Italian. He went through Turkey, Greece, Japan and other countries. But he said anyone, from any corner of the world, can come to live in the United States and become an American.»
Ronald Reagan
«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
«Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity, until bright young students and engineers are enlisted in our workforce rather than expelled from our country.»
Barack Obama
«We have people coming into the country —or trying to come in, we’re stopping a lot of them— but we’re taking people out of the country, you wouldn’t believe how bad these people are. These aren’t people. These are animals.”
Donald Trump
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