#immigration

I'm in favor of immigration but we also need rules. ↗

— Gary Ackerman

#favor #i #immigration #need #rules

When Europeans arrived on this continent, they blew it with the Native Americans. They plowed over them, taking as much as they could of their land and valuables, and respecting almost nothing about the native cultures. They lost the wisdom of the indigenous peoples-wisdom about the land and connectedness to the great web of life…We have another chance with all these refugees. People come here penniless but not cultureless. They bring us gifts. We can synthesize the best of our traditions with the best of theirs. We can teach and learn from each other to produce a better America… ↗

— Mary Pipher

#inclusion #refugees #life

Mexican immigration poses challenges to our policies and to our identity in a way nothing else has in the past. ↗

— Samuel P. Huntington

#else #identity #immigration #in the past #mexican

Until he announced his immigration policy last week, Obama had the support of most Hispanic voters - but not the enthusiasm they had shown for him in 2008. That may be changing in part because of the decision not to deport young immigrants whose undocumented parents brought them here as children. ↗

— Mara Liasson

#because #brought #changing #children #decision

If we are to believe that our immigration laws simply have no value, as our current policies would have us believe, should we then simply throw them all out, the entire lot of immigration law? I hope not. ↗

— John Linder

#current #entire #hope #i #immigration

Mexico takes a hard line on immigration, demanding that visitors to her shores enter lawfully, and show her respect during their stay. ↗

— John Linder

#during #enter #hard #her #immigration

Jewish immigration in the 20th century was fueled by the Holocaust, which destroyed most of the European Jewish community. The migration made the United States the home of the largest Jewish population in the world. ↗

— Jon Porter

#century #community #destroyed #european #fueled

Going forward, as we work to strengthen our border in the interests of homeland security, we must also recognize the economic importance of immigration reform. ↗

— Dave Reichert

#border #economic #forward #going #homeland

Well, my constituents are happy that the Republican Party has finally gotten off its duff, seeing that we do control the House and the Senate and the presidency, and taken up the issue of illegal immigration. ↗

— Dana Rohrabacher

#control #duff #finally #gotten #happy

In a city that is barely getting by with its small budget, something like illegal immigration can be the difference from being able to provide the level of public service that people expect. ↗

— Lou Barletta

#barely #being #budget #city #difference