“This is about young people who grew up in America – kids who study in our schools, young adults who are starting careers, patriots who pledge allegiance to our flag. These Dreamers are Americans in their hearts, in their minds, in every single way but one: on paper.”— Barack Obama, facebook.com
“Moderation is not an ideology; it’s a way of coping with the complexity of the world.”— David Brooks, nytimes.com
“Moderation requires courage. Moderates don’t operate from the safety of their ideologically pure galleons. They are unafraid to face the cross currents, detached from clan, acknowledging how little they know.”— David Brooks, nytimes.com
“Truth before justice. All political movements must face inconvenient facts — thoughts and data that seem to aid their foes. If you try to suppress those facts, by banning a speaker or firing an employee, then you are putting the goals of your cause, no matter how noble, above the search for truth. T…”— David Brooks, nytimes.com
“Moderates do not see politics as warfare. Instead, national politics is a voyage with a fractious fleet. Wisdom is finding the right formation of ships for each specific circumstance so the whole assembly can ride the waves forward for another day. Moderation is not an ideology; it’s a way of coping…”— David Brooks, nytimes.com
“There is a lot of pain. And we’ve got to understand that reality. And then tell these people that their problems are not caused by some Mexican making eight dollars an hour picking strawberries.”— Bernie Sanders, newyorker.com
“The concept of illegality only matters when affixed to racialized people, white immigrant status is an afterthought.”— @bodega_gyro_ao, berniesrevolution.tumblr.com
“Home is not where you are born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease.”— Naguib Mahfouz, facebook.com
“But remember, these countries were named by the Obama Administration. These countries were named in legislation that we talked about last year. These countries were named by the Obama Administration and there is an issue with respect to terrorists trying to infiltrate a refugee population. We are no…”— Paul Ryan, breitbart.com
“The Secretaries of State and Homeland Security may, on a case-by-case basis, and when in the national interest, issue visas or other immigration benefits to nationals of countries for which visas and benefits are otherwise blocked.”— Donald Trump, cnn.com
“The measures here won’t fully stop attacks by foreign nationals who will be admitted in the future — but it may be a long while before an attack carried out by a Trump-era admittee reveals the lack of realism in such a standard.”— David A. Martin, vox.com
“The United States must be vigilant during the visa-issuance process to ensure that those approved for admission do not intend to harm Americans and that they have no ties to terrorism.”— Donald Trump, cnn.com
“My opponent has run his campaign on divisiveness, fear and insults, and spent months pitting Americans against each other. I’ve said many times that Donald Trump has shown us who he is. Now we have to decide who we are.”— Hillary Clinton, usatoday.com
“There’s so much more we need to do together, and we certainly won’t get it all done in the first 100 days. But we’re going to roll up our sleeves and get to work for American families — and I’ll never, ever quit. I want to be president for all Americans — Democrats, Republicans and independents; Ame…”— Hillary Clinton, usatoday.com
“The last president to sign comprehensive immigration reform was Ronald Reagan, and it was a priority for George W. Bush. I’m confident that we can work across the aisle to pass comprehensive reform that keeps families together and creates a path to citizenship, secures our border, and focuses our en…”— Hillary Clinton, usatoday.com
“Vasquez Moctezuma is frank in her assessment of her family’s legal status, since her parents are not eligible for DACA and continue to work without documentation. ‘We are breaking some laws just by being here illegally, but we bind to the laws here,’ she said. ‘We pay our taxes every year, like any…”— Farai Chideya, fivethirtyeight.com
“The anti-immigrant, anti-Mexican, anti-Muslim and anti-refugee sentiment expressed by some Americans today echoes nativist lurches of the past—the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, the Know-Nothings of the mid-1800s, the anti-Asian sentiment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and any number o…”— Barack Obama, economist.com