Diane Guerrero Quotes

Both my parents were immigrants, as were many of their friends, the parents of the children with whom I grew up. Of course I respect and admire immigrants and their undeniable contributions to America, as we all should.

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

For the tidal wave of new immigrants Canada is more a land for the realization of private dreams than for maintaining a ... compact between founding races. No common identity was provided for the millions of new Canadian immigrants other than a week vision of mutual multi-cultural indifference.

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.

I can understand the value of the immigrant experience and that we have become the nation that we are because people like my grandmother were able to make a life in this country.

America is a country formed by diverse communities from different countries. Overall, the country is very hospitable and gives opportunities to grow. Saying that, I'd also say I'm not a 'white' immigrant; a South Asian's experience is different than, say, a European immigrant's.

America was born as a nation of immigrants who have always contributed to its greatness.

For decades, Indians have immigrated to the United States, joined our communities, and raised their families while maintaining their cultural heritage.

The British, and most European countries, have struggled to accommodate Muslim immigrants, but they have nevertheless welcomed them in large numbers.

We have the advantage over other global competitors in that we know how to assimilate immigrants.

We are, of course, a nation of immigrants, but some of us too often forget that fact. Sometimes we forget that the question isn't when we came here, but why we came here.

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

My whole family has been having trouble with immigrants ever since we came to this country.

We are a nation of immigrants - all of us.

I think we forget that, for a really long time, this country has been a place that has welcomed many refugees who have made it home and have tremendously contributed to this country.

I don't want our country to be like other countries in Europe in having a challenge to integrate their new immigrants.

In Los Angeles and other cities, being around immigrants is inspiring. They are touching the American Dream and reminding you how much you take it for granted.

No country has been more invigorated by immigrant culture, more rewarded by immigrant labor and immigrant ideas than America.

We say this is a land of immigrants, and we forget that this was a land that belonged to people. And those of us who are new immigrants and those of us who come from generations of immigrants have to realize we are not that much different from one another.

I thought it was quite wonderful coming to America. I think immigration is a very difficult thing, but America is a very wonderful 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've always loved New York City and the idea of a cultural exchange: the immigrants coming to America.

You know that American dream and American spirit of innovation we always talk about? Turns out, the bulk of it was built by people who came to America from somewhere else, not people born American. We have no birthright or natural lock on these things.

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.

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