“Pull and push factors” are the reasons why people are attracted by a country and pushed away from the country where they live.

Britain’s an island; it’s always had a constant ebb and flow of immigration – it makes it a better place.

Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian.

China’s One Child Policy was created in 1979 by Deng Xiaoping to limit communist China’s population growth. It was in place for more than three decades.

These are young people who study in our schools, they play in our neighborhoods, they’re friends with our kids, they pledge allegiance to our flag. They are Americans in their heart, in their minds, in every single way but one: on paper. They were brought to this country by their parents, – sometimes even as infants, – and often have no idea that they’re undocumented until they apply for a job or a driver’s license or a college scholarship.
Put yourself in their shoes. Imagine you’ve done everything right your entire life, – studied hard, worked hard, maybe even graduated at the top of your class, – only to suddenly face the threat of deportation to a country that you know nothing about, with a language that you may not even speak.
That’s what gave rise to the Dream Act. It says that if your parents brought you here as a child, you’ve been here for five years and you’re willing to go to college or serve in our military, you can one day earn your citizenship. And I’ve said time and time and time again to Congress that, send me the Dream Act, put it on my desk, and I will sign it right away.