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.
BILL RICHARDSONI don’t have all the answers. I need your help, your guidance, and your leadership to tackle the challenges before us.
More Bill Richardson Quotes
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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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We can now say with certainty that the dream of this spaceport launching a new era in New Mexico’s aerospace industry will become reality.
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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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I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what’s right for the people. I choose to make a difference.
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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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I think what’s going to hurt the Republicans enormously is the extremist position of Mitt Romney on the immigration issue and states like New Mexico, states like Colorado, Nevada, Arizona – and I think it’s going to be the margin of victory for President Obama, a very narrow victory.
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If you want to find a way to keep illegal immigrants, you know where they are, you give them a driver’s license. It helps with – they all get insured, it helps with traffic safety.
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Trump’s immigration positions do not deserve a response because they are so outlandish. If you force me to give you three words to describe them they would be: ludicrous, impractical and racist.
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Education enables people and societies to be what they can be. It is education that allows us to see that we are in this for the long haul, and it is education that will give us the tools we need to build a better future.
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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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We cannot accomplish all that we need to do without working together.
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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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Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free.
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I love the four-day weekend without having anything that particularly has to get done. And of course, I love the fundamental idea behind it-giving thanks for all the good people and good things in your life.
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You have a 12-foot fence. You know what’ll happen? Thirteen foot ladders.
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