it has LOTS of quotes about early immigration

Thomas jefferson was president so he said them

http://www.independentamericans.org/Thomas%20Jefferson%20Immigration.htm

“My opinion with respect to immigration is, that except of some useful mechanics and some particular description of men and professions, there is no use of encouragement.”—George Washington, 1794

The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.” — George Washington

“Almighty God, Who has given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech Thee ……. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people the multitude brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues. — President Thomas Jefferson, March 4, 1805

http://www.vlrc.org/quotes.html

The most famous literary work supporting immigration was the 1883 poem “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus. It contrasted the Statue of Liberty with the statue Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It is not an official government document and was never approved by Congress, but is a popular romantic sentiment attached to the popular statue.

“Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she

With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

http://www.photonicsknowledge.com/search/Immigration_to_the_United_States#Quotations