Ted Cruz Quotes

If you want to come to this country, the American people are the greatest people on earth and will welcome you with open arms.

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

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.

We are a nation of immigrants - all of us.

Immigration is important. We're a nation of immigrants.

Our country is a nation of immigrants, who, for centuries, have come here, fleeing persecution, bringing their dreams, their fears, and their hopes for a better life.

We are an immigrant nation.

We are a nation of immigrants.

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.

As you watch 'Documented' on CNN, I ask you, my fellow Americans: What do you want to do with me? What do you want to do with us? How do you define American?

We are a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants.

Of course, everyone in the New World is an immigrant or a descendant of immigrants, and immigrants have built America and continue to do so. Legal or illegal, they are almost universally good people who work to better their lot and that of their children.

The United States has always been energized by its immigrant populations. America has constantly drawn strength and spirit from wave after wave of immigrants ... They have proved to be the most restless, the most adventurous, the most innovative, the most industrious of people.

We can’t pretend that we are not a nation of immigrants. We always have been. It’s been our greatest strength… The majority of babies born in this country are the children of immigrants and minorities …. No other nation on earth can handle these demographics.

It is the immigrant hordes who keep this country alive, the waves of them arriving year after year.... Who believes in America more than the people who run down the gangplank and kiss the ground?

Part of America's genius has always been its ability to absorb newcomers, to forge a national identity out of the disparate lot that arrived on our shore.

The world's moving; people move around the world. A lot of people coming to this country have terrific talent to bring to the country - not just in business and in the professions but in Parliament as well. And we need some failsafe system so that, right at the outset, they are aware that they have to drop any other citizenship.

When you come to America, you get to become an American, and Trump, who has grandparents who came to the U.S., should understand this as much as anybody.

America has long been the land of immigrants.

America has always been a land of diversity, basically made up of immigrants, and that is something I want to see continued. It's something I'm proud of when people think of America.

We're a nation of immigrants.

I think it's so important we're a nation of laws but also a nation of immigrants.

America is a country of immigrants. It's what makes America unique.

America is always attracting people, from all over the earth.

We must honor our country's tradition of openness and continue to welcome new immigrants.