I come from immigrant grandparents. The country would not be what it is if it wasn't for the immigrants in this country.
We've had a debate about immigration in New Zealand for some time. Now what we're trying to champion in that conversation is a recognition that New Zealand has been built off immigration. I myself am a third-generation New Zealander.
Legal immigrants have been an engine of economic growth, innovation, and entrepreneurship on this continent for longer than we have been a nation.
We are indeed a nation of immigrants. People who choose to come to America have always been one of our greatest sources of national vitality. They keep our economy strong and our communities dynamic. They are some of our greatest patriots.
They decided to let immigrants in and I am an immigrant. They gave us a chance to participate in this country's life and I took it.
Our nation relies on immigrants.
Immigration has been good for this country; I know the value of it - hopefully I've given something back.
Our lives and our culture have been significantly changed and improved by hardware, software, and services developed by immigrants.
