Ry Cooder Quotes

We think of immigration as a Western issue but, of course, it isn't.

At the beginning of the 60's our country called the foreign workers to come to Germany and now they live in our country. We kidded ourselves a while, we said: 'They won't stay, sometime they will be gone.' But this isn't reality.

It would be unwise for the modern Republican Party to come across as hostile to immigration. That has been the losing position in American history for 200 years.

Immigration is a system and a set of policies. And immigrants are the people behind those policies and behind that system, and the human stories.

As the 109th Congress continues to debate legislation that will affect the lives of immigrants, it is important for us to remember that we are a nation of immigrants.

Immigrants are people who leave one country, one society, and move to another society. But there has to be a recipient society to which the immigrants move.

Everyone has an opinion when it comes to immigration - strong, intense opinions.

I love immigrants. Legal, illegal - they're not to be despised.

The factual reality is that the vast majority of immigrants - legal and illegal - contribute more to this country than they take out in social services.

We need the immigrants.

As a nation that values immigration, and depends on immigration, we should have immigration laws that work and make us proud. Yet today we do not. Instead, we see many employers turning to the illegal labor market. We see millions of hard-working men and women condemned to fear and insecurity in a massive, undocumented economy.

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

Typically, if a politician makes immigration an issue, it's because of the belief that immigrants are taking jobs from Americans.

Lots of migrants live in our country, and they make a significant contribution to our economy.

As an immigrant, I am grateful for the tremendous opportunities that this great nation has afforded me and my family. I am also aware of the ongoing challenges that immigrants confront, and understand that respecting law and borders is essential for keeping America strong.

The story of undocumented immigrants in this country is not just about undocumented immigrants. It's about the country as a whole, and it's about us being able to tell the truth about where we are with this issue because we haven't been telling the truth about where we are with this issue.

Now, most of the new immigrants coming to this country are from Asia as opposed to Europe.

There are parents who are really angry that I decided to portray people who have come into the country illegally as decent human beings.

People tend to forget that in our country, we'd pretty much all be immigrants, except for the Native Americans.

Well, you know, I think in conversations with members of the Senate and others, they all recognize that the issue of immigration is important. It's important to our nation, it's important to our public safety, it's important to our security, it's important to our economic well-being moving forward. And it's not something that's going to go away.

I'm not anti-immigration.

However, I don't doubt that a wave of immigration will come to Poland.

I respect those who openly advocate for unlimited immigration to the United States. Open borders is an intellectually coherent, defensible position.

Undoubtedly, there are numerous problems with the immigration system here in The United States.

As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation's economy and culture.