I believe we have to bring the 12 million undocumented workers out of the shadows, set up a standard where they speak English, if they pass background checks, pay back taxes, obey the laws, embrace American values, give them a chance, a path to citizenship, not amnesty.
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More Bill Richardson Quotes
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You can count on time for two things. One is that it will pass. The other is that it will never shut up.
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John McCain will pay hundreds of dollars for his own shoes. But we’re the ones who have to pay for his flip-flops.
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Well, does he still have his fingernails? Making inquiries while negotiating the release of a US Army pilot from North Korea, in Time.
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So what if it’s risky? It’s the right thing to do. What we’re talking about is 160 people in deep pain. It only affects them.
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Recognizing and preventing men’s health problems is not just a man’s issue. Because of its impact on wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters, men’s health is truly a family issue.
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We’re a superpower with a third world grid.
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Raising a family is difficult enough. But it’s even more difficult for single parents struggling to make ends meet. They don’t need more obstacles. They need more opportunities.
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Few needs are more pressing, or more deserving of our attention, than taking care of the men and women of the U.S. armed forces.
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It [Border fence] hasn’t worked. What has worked is more border patrols… What has worked is some technology.
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You have a 12-foot fence. You know what’ll happen? Thirteen foot ladders.
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This launch will be a brilliant signal flare that will let the nation and the world know New Mexico’s spaceport is open for business.
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I am now a member of the private sector. I’m happy. I’ve got a little foundation. You never say never, but I may have had my last race and that was the Presidential race. I think that you only get one shot.
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We must never forget that it is the private sector – not government – that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when government acts as a productive partner.
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Make no mistake, the point of cutting the personal income tax and the capital gains cut is to send an unmistakable message to business leaders.
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Our theme is, ‘Respected abroad, strong at home.’ What do we mean by that? Basically that we want a strong emphasis on affordable health care and education, safer at home, positive themes. And respected abroad — a foreign policy with alliances.
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