Malcolm Turnbull Quotes

Regardless of how one feels about immigration, it is necessary for Japan’s future and it is good for Japan’s future; our social-economic situation requires it.

Every country in Europe needs immigrants for its economic survival.

We need the immigrants.

For a few years, more people have been leaving our country than entering it. Wherever it is possible, we must lower the entry hurdles for those who bring the country forward.

Immigration isn't always good for the economy or jobs.

Although it requires some adjustment by those already here, immigration has made the U.S.A. the most prosperous nation on Earth.

America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts.

Any immigration policy carries costs and benefits and that policies differ in the ways in which they distribute these costs and benefits among the native population.

I would be very distressed if we were to try to shut our doors to immigration in this country. I frankly don't envisage that happening, but I understand that there's always that tendency on the part of people who are here who, having come here four generations earlier, want to shut the door. And I don't think that's a good idea.

Every immigrant, rich or poor, must add to our wealth and strength.

Immigration makes losers and winners.

If we had those 40 million children that were aborted over the last 30 years, we wouldn't need the illegal immigrants to fill the jobs that they are doing today.

Immigrants everywhere have been a wonderful bonus for the host countries. Sometimes it amazes me how anti-immigration feelings arise in Europe or the United States, when immigration has been wonderful for business.

America draws tremendous strength from its diversity, which prompts the question, as Congress contemplates comprehensive immigration reform, why are some lawmakers aiming to curb diversity instead of promoting it?

Even as evidence mounts that immigration is bolstering the British economy, the political consensus seems to be that bashing immigration boosts electoral fortunes.

Britain's an island; it's always had a constant ebb and flow of immigration - it makes it a better place.

We are indeed a nation of immigrants. People who choose to come to America have always been one of our greatest sources of national vitality. They keep our economy strong and our communities dynamic. They are some of our greatest patriots.

I'm not saying we need to stop immigration at all; people can come from wherever.

Well, you know, I think in conversations with members of the Senate and others, they all recognize that the issue of immigration is important. It's important to our nation, it's important to our public safety, it's important to our security, it's important to our economic well-being moving forward. And it's not something that's going to go away.

Immigrants create an engine of economic prosperity.

I'm not anti-immigration.

However, I don't doubt that a wave of immigration will come to Poland.

I think there's a big misunderstanding on the value of migrants.

With the issue of immigration, it's very difficult because, although I don't have anything against people from other countries, the higher the influx into England, the more the British identity disappears.

I am in favour of the notion of Australia as an immigrant society.