Michael Porter Quotes

Immigration is as much about the American experience and the values we share, and a lot more about economics than it is about politics.

We should embrace our immigrant roots and recognize that newcomers to our land are not part of the problem, they are part of the solution.

You cannot deal with a city if it's not socially integrated.

I don't know what it's like in the U.S. but immigrants in the U.K. do the jobs the citizens won't do.

My belief in why America has been doing so well up to now is that we have been propelled by our immigrants and our encouragement of technical innovation and, indeed, creativity across the board.

Our young immigrants have a lot to offer. They are motivated and hard-working, and in many cases have already contributed significantly to our society - by excelling in school, by volunteering in their communities, or by serving in the military.

I like doing business in a black city.

When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today.

As legal residents, immigrants would contribute more in taxes, spend more at our businesses, start companies of their own and create more jobs. Immigration is not a problem for us to solve but an opportunity for America to seize.

Letting guest workers in America doesn’t create an underclass. It moves an underclass and makes the underclass better off.

An important factor influencing intergenerational mobility and trends in inequality over time is economic opportunity.

Immigrant communities have been genuinely accepted in London.

Environment, homelessness, infrastructure and immigration - I'm very focused on all four, which are critical to the success of Los Angeles.

If you don't speak English, then there is no way you can take full advantage of the opportunities that modern Britain has to offer you.

Nearly one-fifth of our fellow citizens are Latino. They are families who are impacted by our education system, by our economy, by our healthcare delivery, and by every policy we make here in Washington.

If the E.U. allows itself to be priced out of the world economy, the next generation will not get jobs, living standards will decline, and the Union will lose the popular consent of the people of Europe.

The class barricades have been stormed by the forces of a broad culture, which is made up of clusters of individuals who have decided for themselves what they will be in society.

Most people would accept that people come to London from across the world, from all kinds of backgrounds, and are accepted here irrespective of their origins.

I hope that the new leader, whoever they are - and I hope that it will be Hillary - will bring our country back to participation by all groups and will talk about how technology will enable not just 10% of our population, but all of our population.

We have to find a way that every Coloradan can participate in our economic growth and feel that all the changes that are occurring are working to their benefit rather than their detriment.

The question is always whether all of Baltimore will rise together or whether we will leave some behind.

American Jews are no longer a homogenous minority; we come in all colors and from all corners of the world.

We have to be careful that we don't have so much regulation that would prevent all of the people who are benefiting from Airbnb to benefit.

My father was desperately trying to be a legal contributor to this society.

Skills that are employable or marketable, education, having a stake or meaningful role in society, not being marginalized - all of those things are very important.