Thoughts on migration

A nation ringed by walls will only imprison itself.
—Barack Obama

The happy and powerful do not go into exile, and there are no surer guarantees of equality among men than poverty and misfortune.
—Alexis de Tocqueville
A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in. And how many want out.
—Tony Blair

Recognise yourself in he and she who are not like you and me.
—Carlos Fuentes
I think that people should come to Australia through the front door, not through the back door. If people want a migration outcome, they should go through the migration channels.
—Tony Abbott

The truth is, immigrants tend to be more American than people born here.
—Chuck PalahniukThe land flourished because it was fed from so many sources—because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.
—Lyndon B Johnson

No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.
—Warsan Shire
Now, where are [Mexican illegal immigrants] fleeing from? Mostly from Central America, where they’re fleeing from the results of our policies.
—Noam Chomsky