We've closed over 47,000 cases since we opened our doors in early 1996, and it's never been my understanding that's why a family came here. They come here to escape political persecution, or to make a better life for themselves -- not to have a U.S.-born-citizen child who can apply for the parent to become a citizen 21 years later.
More Quotes from Cheryl Little:
We're very concerned that many immigrants are being taken advantage of and relying on these documents to their detriment.Cheryl Little
It's pretty obvious that the intent of the government is to detain more and more people and to expedite their removal.
Cheryl Little
They're not from a Communist country, and so folks tend to assume they're just economic refugees. They don't have the kind of political clout that a lot of other groups have. And frankly, I think the color of their skin has a lot to do with it.
Cheryl Little
I haven't seen this level of fear in the immigrant community in the past two decades.
Cheryl Little
We think it's imperative they're released. They'd have a much better opportunity to find attorneys. The cards are really stacked against them.
Cheryl Little
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Citizen Quotes, Family Quotes, Parents QuotesMost of the sex I've seen on the screen looks like an expression of hostility towards sex.
Myrna Loy
I like going everywhere. And I love starting new things.
Antonio Banderas
Being pregnant is an occupational hazard of being a wife.
Queen Victoria