"When we think about immigration, we have..." - Quote by Barack Obama
When we think about immigration, we have to understand there are folks all around the world who still see America as the land of promise. And they provide us energy, and they provide us innovation. And they start companies like Intel and Google, and we want to encourage that.
More by Barack Obama
“America is a land of big dreamers and big hopes. It is this hope that has sustained us through revolution and civil war, depression and world war, a struggle for civil and social rights and the brink of nuclear crisis. And it is because our dreamers dreamed that we have emerged from each challenge more united, more prosperous, and more admired than before.”
“The elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over character, of short term gains over lasting achievement displays a poverty of ambition. It distracts you from what's truly important.”
“You know, the bowling alley doesn‘t seem to be improving my game. That‘s the one thing I have noticed.”
More on Immigration
“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”
“Immigration laws are the only laws that are discussed in terms of how to help people who break them.”
“But the simple truth is that we've lost control of our own borders, and no nation can do that and survive.”
More on Innovation
“The general history of art and literature shows that the highest achievements of the human mind are, as a rule, not favourably received at first.”
“I know you have 1000 great ideas for things that iTunes could do. And we have 1000 more. But innovation is not about saying "yes" to everything. It's about saying "no" to all but the most crucial features.”
“For he who innovates will have for his enemies all those who are well off under the existing order of things, and only lukewarm supporters in those who might be better off under the new.”