#migration

America's growth historically has been fueled mostly by investment, education, productivity, innovation and immigration. The one thing that doesn't seem to have anything to do with America's growth rate is a brutal work schedule. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#anything #been #brutal #education #fueled

What we see today is an American economy that has boomed because of policies and developments of the 1950s and '60s: the interstate-highway system, massive funding for science and technology, a public-education system that was the envy of the world and generous immigration policies. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#american economy #because #developments #economy #envy

The majority of surveys throughout this Nation show that the American people are advocating for a comprehensive and realistic approach to immigration reform. ↗

— Raul Grijalva

#american #american people #approach #comprehensive #immigration

Our Negro problem, therefore, is not of the Negro's making. No group in our population is less responsible for its existence. But every group is responsible for its continuance.... Both races need to understand that their rights and duties are mutual and equal and their interests in the common good are idential.... There is no help or healing in apparaising past responsibilities or in present apportioning of praise or blame. The past is of value only as it aids in understanding the present; and an understanding of the facts of the problem--a magnanimous understanding by both races--is the first step toward its solution. ↗

— Isabel Wilkerson

#isabel-wilkerson #race #race-relations #equality

We will never stop illegal immigration until this country has a comprehensive, realistic immigration policy. ↗

— Ruben Hinojosa

#country #illegal #illegal immigration #immigration #immigration policy

Although mountains may guide migrations, the plains are the regions where people dwell in greatest numbers. ↗

— Ellsworth Huntington

#dwell #greatest #guide #may #migrations

On immigration, there are a lot of hurdles before anything arrives at the White House. ↗

— Gwen Ifill

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Whatever their motivations, lawmakers on both side of the aisle have certainly discovered that immigration is one of those issues that resonate strongly with the public. ↗

— Gwen Ifill

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It's clear that we need comprehensive immigration reform. ↗

— Bob Inglis

#comprehensive #immigration #immigration reform #need #reform

Thousands of cities in America are crying out for relief from the burden of illegal immigration. Small towns like mine can no longer wait for Washington. ↗

— Lou Barletta

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