Quotes & Sayings About Immigration George Washington

The policy or advantage of [immigration] taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body) may be much questioned; for, by so doing, they retain the language, habits, and principles (good or bad) which they bring with them. Whereas by an intermixture with our people, they, or their descendants, get assimilated to our customs, measures, and laws: in a word, soon become one people. — George Washington

My opinion with respect to immigration is, that except of useful mechanics and some particular description of men and professions, there is no use of encouragement. — George Washington