Hanya Yanagihara Quotes

In my hand luggage I always have my camera, iPod, make-up bag, tooth brush, cleansing products, clean underwear, socks and a change of clothes in case anything goes missing at the other end - and of course my passport.

Consular cards were not designed to be identification and no treaty recognizes them as such. Legal travelers, visitors and long-term residents carried passports, visas or green cards for that purpose.

I had to get a second passport in a hurry.

My passport's green.

We should not blur the lines between legal and illegal immigrants. Millions of people around the world have gone through the process to come here legally and they followed the rules that required them to pay a fee, learn English, and learn about American history and government.

When Bangladesh refused to renew my passport, I used U.N. travel documents. You can't disown your country.

Is it unreasonable to have proof of citizenship when entering another country?

I became an American citizen three years ago, and if I'd been arrested, maybe that wouldn't have happened. That was a very proud moment, by the way. I still have my Irish passport, but becoming an American citizen was important in terms of my family.

Use your passport for domestic trips, so that way you don't risk losing your license.

I love my passport. I plan trips very last minute, so I always carry it with me.

I am a passport-carrying citizen of the E.U.

When you're in trouble, all you need is your bank card and passport, and you're fine.

There is no such thing as free immigration. Every self-governing nation is going to determine what sort of people it will admit through its boundaries.

We might have some problems with some countries. Why should we not take into consideration the country of origin [in making immigration decisions]?

We simply cannot allow people to pour into the United States undetected, undocumented, unchecked, and circumventing the line of people who are waiting patiently, diligently, and lawfully to become immigrants in this country.

I think the key to getting rid of illegal immigration, no matter where its coming from, is that you need to have a good legal apparatus for immigration.

I got my green card and everything through my work, even before marriage or anything like that, so you really have to follow the rules and do everything the right way to be able to accomplish that, so it was big... I had my green card for so long.

We've been agreeing on a strict immigration policy to Norway for a long time. It's supposed to be fair, but it's supposed to be strict.

I would advise everyone to have a travel drawer. Mine contains adaptors, ear plugs, blow-up pillows for the plane, travel health books, disposable cameras, a first aid kit and torches.

I think what we need to do is to have an immigration system where legal immigration is easier.

I have the travel documents. I have a green card. I can go anywhere.

I never thought to stay here without papers. I had visa. I travel every few months back to the country, to Slovenia, to stamp the visa. I came back. I apply for the green card.

It's a tough path to citizenship. You've got to pay back taxes. You've got to learn English. You've got to have a clear record. You've got to get to the back of the line behind other people who have come here legally or even waiting legally.

I travel a lot. A lot, a lot. I don't have a single passport that doesn't have extra pages on it.

A passport, as I'm sure you know, is a document that one shows to government officials whenever one reaches a border between two countries, so that the official can learn who you are, where you were born, and how you look when photographed unflatteringly.