"I thought the idea was to make America great. This is not great. Try to act like a president for once. And in case you don't know what that looks like, maybe this will help, because it looks like this. We are the descendants of 40 million people who left other countries to make a new opportunity for themselves and their children. If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost. Immigration is not just a link to America's past. It's also a bridge to America's future. This is one country. We like our diversity. We are proud of it. Amid all the complications of policy, may we never forget that immigration is a blessing and a strength. These people are neighbors, are classmates, are friends. They did not come here in search of a free ride or an easy life. They came to work. We don't demonize immigrants. We don't single them out for attacks. We don't believe they're poisoning the blood of the country. We're a nation of immigrants, and that's why we're so damn strong. They're eating the dogs, the people that come in. They're eating the cats. They're eating the pets."