Social Justice/Human Rights

“Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life.”
- President John F. Kennedy
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“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, before the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1936
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“Once I thought to write a history of the immigrants [...]

“Immigration is the story of American history. From the earliest days of our nation, generation upon generation of immigrants has come to be part of a land that offers freedom and opportunity to those willing to do their part. Immigrants built our great cities. They cultivated our rich farm lands. They built the railroads and [...]