Brad Schneider Quotes

Our nation is built upon a history of immigration, dating back to our first pioneers, the Pilgrims. For more than three centuries, we have welcomed generations of immigrants to our melting pot of hyphenated America: British-Americans; Italian-Americans; Irish-Americans; Jewish-Americans; Mexican-Americans; Chinese-Americans; Indian-Americans.

The United States is historically a nation of immigrants.

The American story is a story of immigration. I would be the last person who would say immigrants are not important to America.

The United States has always been energized by its immigrant populations. America has constantly drawn strength and spirit from wave after wave of immigrants ... They have proved to be the most restless, the most adventurous, the most innovative, the most industrious of people.

Our country is a country where immigration is history and it is a country where immigration is destiny.

We are a nation of immigrants - all of us.

America is a country of immigrants. It's what makes America unique.

We must honor our country's tradition of openness and continue to welcome new immigrants.

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

Ours is an open and accepting society, and has historically provided an avenue for lawful immigration to all those willing to accept the responsibilities of citizenship.

Considering our history, I can think of nothing more American than an immigrant.

America is made up of people who came from someplace else. Even the Native Americans came over the Bering strait... America is what it is because people came from someplace else.

We are a nation of immigrants. It is immigrants who brought to this land the skills of their hands and brains to make it a beacon of opportunity and of hope for all men.

Too many people are willing to turn their backs on our immigrant past.

We can’t pretend that we are not a nation of immigrants. We always have been. It’s been our greatest strength… The majority of babies born in this country are the children of immigrants and minorities …. No other nation on earth can handle these demographics.

I come from immigrant grandparents. The country would not be what it is if it wasn't for the immigrants in this country.

In Minnesota, we tend to be a little more open to immigration.

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

Immigration is important. We're a nation of immigrants.

We are a nation of immigrants.

I think it's so important we're a nation of laws but also a nation of immigrants.

That's what this country is. It's made up of immigrants.

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

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.

I'm a child of immigrants. That is the history of this country. Immigration is good and important for our country. Legal immigration needs to really be modernized.