Sebastian Kurz Quotes

I have dual citizenship, it just so happens I live in America.

There is a lot of interest among the descendants of Holocaust victims in getting back artworks that were looted by the Nazis, for getting at least some form of compensation and closure for the horrors visited upon their families.

My mother was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She's a U.S. citizen, so I'm a U.S. citizen.

Birth on U.S. territory has never been an absolute claim to citizenship.

All persons born in the United States ... are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside

We should not be forced to give up our children's U.S. citizenship so that we can get a fuller measure of self-government.

A Japanese alien, even if he has lived here for forty years, cannot become a citizen if he wants to. But a Japanese child born here becomes one whether he wishes to or not. Obviously, it is absurd to deny citizenship to Japanese aliens on the ground of race when we force it upon their children.

They are having babies and the babies are becoming citizens and we have to take care of them.

I'm not an American citizen.

Humanity does not come with citizenship or a green card.

The desire from those abroad to join our ranks is overwhelming. Tens of millions have applied for the limited amount of diversity visas available every year, illustrating the demand and need to maintain this vital path to American citizenship.

Step one of the initial process of getting a non-immigrant visa is tough, renewing it is tough, and then transferring from the status of non-immigrant to immigrant or green card is tough. The only process which is easy is the last part of transferring from green card to citizenship, but getting there is quite a journey.

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

I certainly have no plans to quit the United States.

I have applied for Israeli citizenship, which makes playing overseas a bit easier.

I became a citizen after 9/11.

When I became an American citizen, nothing's changed because I'm still Asian.

You follow the law. Every few months, you need to fly back to Europe and stamp your visa. After a few visas, I applied for a green card and got it in 2001. After the green card, I applied for citizenship. And it was a long process.

I believe, and I have always believed, that these events on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day should take place in Auschwitz and that this is the most important place to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust.

I don't think it's appropriate for people who are citizens of Massachusetts to be waiting in line when folks who aren't citizens access benefits.

The Department of Homeland Security knows of the millions of aliens who are in the United States legally and that's data that's never been bounced against the state's voter rolls to see whether these people are registered.

I had my own ups and downs in getting Indian citizenship. But, ultimately I got it and I am happy about it. I like India. My love is here. I am a proud Indian.

I am a permanent legal resident of this country, I was born in Korea; my parents came to America for a better life for our family, I've lived here nearly my whole life, and even though I consider myself through and through Korean and American, I guess when it comes down to it, anyone can take away my identity. It doesn't belong to me.

I have family who are British citizens and who want to be citizens of the world and citizens of the E.U.

United States naturalization is a privilege not a right, and those who have had this privilege bestowed upon them must respect and uphold the laws of our land.