Quotes About Citizenship

... any citizen should be willing to give all that he has to give his country in work or sacrifice in times of crisis.

Here's the problem, and here's what he's going to learn. I do not work for Donald Trump. Come the 20th, Donald Trump works for us. We're the boss.

We have to be honest about the fact that not everyone who seeks to join our country will be able to successfully assimilate. Sometimes it's just not going to work out.

Democracy is hard work.

I would continue to do the things that I do. I'd get into the field and work, and be an example to other people that you can't rely on the government to be the answer to everything.

People will know that you can't just smuggle in, hunker down and wait to be legalized. It's not going to work that way. Those days are over.

I'm constantly seen as a 'foreigner,' and I need my passport to prove my identity, to keep moving and to carry on my work.

Shutting down the government is not how you make government work.

One can not be an American by going about saying that one is an American. It is necessary to feel America, like America, love America and then work.

We shouldn't leave the work of politics to people who run for public office.

What motivates me is the desire to bring up a whole new generation of active citizens who believe in peace and social justice and will work for it.

There is nothing beyond the reach of ordinary citizens doing the daily work of democracy, and no problem too great to tackle with the power of active citizenship.

Even the draft dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, most of them... unless they are breaking Canadian laws .. are getting American dollars from Ma and Pa at home to spend here.

I don't think politics just happens in Parliament. It happens on the streets and in classrooms.

Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.

It is vitally important that we implement immigration reform. We need a bill that strengthens our borders and protects this nation, but that also makes it simpler for good people to become Americans.

When millions of law-abiding people achieve citizenship, our communities benefit, and the U.S. economy grows and strengthens.

It is crucial that we develop real awareness of ourselves as citizens of Earth, linked by mutual and indissoluble bonds. When we clearly recognize this reality and ground ourselves in it, we are compelled to take a strict accounting of our way of life.

My mom and dad have always, always, and continue to be the most incredible citizens of the world and most generous in quiet ways, that I strive to do even a fraction of what they do.

The ballot is stronger than bullets.

An empowered public is the foundation for a stronger society, more effective government, and a more successful state.

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.

I feel really strongly about immigration because my mom is... from Jamaica. She still has a green card here.

Cracking down on illegal immigration was a key priority when I ran in 2002, 2006, and during my time as governor. Illegal immigration is a big problem, and it needs to be strongly addressed.