Immigrant Stories Mugs

"I came to this country with nothing but the hair on my back."

"When I was small, all the kids in my family had their own personal jacuzzis."

Elsa Alina Murano is president of Texas A&M, one of the country's 10-largest universities. She came to the USA from Cuba when she was barely 2 years old. She obviously started at an early age."

The fate of the emigrant

"Studies show that children of immigrants are more likely to to take advanced math and science courses and more likely to take advanced placement tests in preparation for college."

"In my own country I didn't drive a taxi."

"I thought about looking for work in England, but I hear they're capping bonuses."

Pirates: "To absent Limbs."

What brings you to Canada? None of your beeswax. Border. Business, pleasure, asylum or melodrama? Huh? Our newest category. Donald Trump eats kittens! Ashton Kutcher. Melodrama, next!

'You see! What did I tell you about this place?'

"Gimme a break. Being driven out of Ireland was the best thing that ever happened to you."

'Now, don't get your panties in a twist, pal -- We're just here to build a better life for ourselves and our families.'

Trumboli

'Mr. Go-Where-The-Jobs-Are, your car pool is here.'

Not a Cage/Not a Citizen

"Good morning, Nice queue You've all passed"

Pick Your Own Fruit - We're going back to Poland

'My name was actually Smithkowicz, but they heaven-ized it to Smith.'

"This is your great uncle Lorenzo. He came to this country not speaking one word of English and with only one penny to his name. And in just 20 years, he was completely broke."

Stranded Man

"You're not coming from Spain? Oh, that's alright, then."

Welcome Home, Honduran

Migrant Centre

"Okay...I'll hold the ball and you run up and kick it, then you hold the ball and I'll run up and kick it, then I'll hold the ball and..."

Bureaucratic immigration procedures

"I'm sorry, but Dad's final wishes were that you didn't get to sit in his chair."

Compassion Without Borders

"My immigration lawyer wasn't was good as I thought. He was deported."

Ellis Island to Giligan's Island.

Illegal Immigration Centre.

Immigrations £456 million computer system doesn't make mistakes Mrs miggins, or should I call you Don Escobar, drug czar?

Sell us Alaska and save yourselves the embarrassment of having to come to America through Ellis Island.

Cabby and Passenger

"You fellas need a job?"

"I've spotted a fat gringo with gold clubs coming over the wall, poor wretch must be trying to escape persecution in his own country."