Jose Angel Gurria Quotes

When it's well managed, migration works in the national interest, for our communities, economy and country.

We are a continent of refugees, and if you say we can't integrate refugees, that's not consistent with our values, even if borders cannot be wide open.

Some will say it isn't the government's job to manage who people meet and interact with, but there is clearly a lot it can and should do. It should offer communities much more support to manage demographic and cultural change, including investment in public services and additional housing stock in our migration hotspots.

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.

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.

It is time we recognised the huge contribution that migration has made to the economic growth of this country.

We come from a very mixed family. We're a bunch of different races, my family. So it's very normal for us. I don't know why we're accepted. Are all of us accepted or just me?

The winner must promote social jusitce, remove corruption and discrmination, and stand against political, cultural and economic plots.

I think the biggest problem of the 21st century is how to deal with minorities.

Assimilation was never the goal of the diverse ethnic groups in America. Inclusion without discomfort is now, and ever will be, the goal.

Immigrants bring growth, creativity, and opportunity to America. They are the cornerstone of much of our great nation's cultural heritage.

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

Discrimination still exists. Some people feel that their own beliefs are being threatened. Some are unhappy about unfamiliar cultures. They all need to be reassured that there is so much to be gained by reaching out to others; that diversity is indeed a strength and not a threat.

We are focusing too much on the problems and forgetting about the opportunities of immigration. Let us learn from our history. Immigration has been great for Australia in the past. I believe it will be great for Australia in the future.

Immigrant communities have been genuinely accepted in London.

Minority ethnic issues need to be mainstream issues.

There is nothing more important for us in Maine than to welcome immigrants and help them not only become part of our community but for us to become part of their communities.

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

There is a seductive simplicity in Donald Trump's vision to build walls and ban refugees to protect American interests. But we must always remember that we create far greater opportunity for all Americans when we enable the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of people globally to take root here.

This country was built and continues to survive off the backs of immigrants and refugees.

Our universities also have a lot of foreign students. Are we going to ban them access because in their culture there's a certain type of clothing?

We humans gravitate to people who share our culture because it's easier... the problem is that self-segregation is not just bad, it is dangerous.

It is in nobody's interest that groups should find themselves excluded from society.

The only antidote to racism - and the Italians are anything but racist - is to return to a respect for laws and regulations and monitor who enters and who leaves this country.

We need to wake up to the reality of what migration is about. They come here to work. The idea that they take British jobs is not true; they add huge value to our economy.