Coco Martin Quotes

The first time I applied for a U.S. visa, I was rejected. I continued to apply again and again over the course of two years and finally received my visa on the ninth try.

I was lucky to find a way to get a visa as an independent worker, which is hard to do. On top of that, I do live in the States, which means I'm not 'taking my skills back to Canada.'

I never thought that I would come to live in the United States. I was not pursuing the American dream.

After this interview, I'm going to immigration to try to sort out my Green Card, just like any other normal person.

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.

When I was about 14, my family emigrated from England to Australia, and we decided to stop in Bali on the way through.

People think that every day we pass monumental legislation. Oftentimes, the most important thing that you have done that day is help a family with a visa.

In the U.S., those requesting a Green Card must take an oath that they will fulfill the rights and duties of citizenship.

I want to start by making a pledge, a pledge to those from the Windrush generation who have been in this country for decades and yet have struggled to navigate through the immigration system: This never should have been the case, and I will do whatever it takes to put it right.

The immigration process is so unbelievably complicated and expensive and endless!

I was just wondering if I'd ever get a visa to go to the U.S. Probably not.

My own wife is from the Philippines and came here legally to this country, and there are a lot of people that want to be part of this nation, and I want them to be part of this nation.

My parents were desperately trying to become documented citizens of this country and tried very hard to get there, but to no avail.

I actually did try to emigrate to Australia a long time ago.

I don't have a visa. The only thing I can do where I can leave the country and come back is if I get married.

It took me 17 years to become a U.S. citizen.

I was an illegal immigrant.

Ending illegal immigration only strengthens legal immigration.

When it comes to immigration, I think Americans expect that our immigration process is orderly and it is legal.

We do need to make sure that we have an orderly, lawful immigration process.

The establishment of our new lawful immigration system then and only then will we be in a position to consider the appropriate disposition of those individuals who remain.

Let me tell you who the immigration system in America does not serve. It does not serve you the American people.

I am not the 'illegal' you think I am, and immigration is not what you think it is.

When I got my law degree and my license to practice here in the District of Columbia, I represented several immigrants who had entered without inspection.

I think any immigrant who comes to this country also knows somebody who is undocumented.