There should be a path to earned legal status for those that are here. Not - not amnesty - earned legal status, which means you pay a fine and do many things over an extended period of time.

We should have a path to legal status for the 12 million people that are here illegally. It means, come out from the shadows, pay a fine, earn legal status by working, by paying taxes, learning English. Not committing crimes and earn legal status where you're not cutting in front of the line for people that are patiently waiting outside.

We awoke one morning in September, and the world lurched on its axis.

There's a fine line between stubbornness and the positive side of that, which is dogged determination.

I've been so blessed to be part of a family that has dedicated its life to public service.

Immigrants are more fertile.