I still had a normal childhood with my friends from school.
A recent Pew Hispanic survey found that more than 70 percent of illegal immigrants from Mexico are interested in a guest-worker program and then returning home.
American consumers benefit from free trade and investment.
More than one-third of Mexicans in the United States own property in Mexico, nearly 80 percent send money home and 25 percent have a spouse in Mexico. Assimilation and becoming an American citizen are not the objective for many of them.
As I think all Americans understand on both sides of the aisle, the Social Security system as it is structured today is a pay-as-you-go system.
The good news is, Americans know firsthand the benefits of a free market - more choices, lower prices, higher quality - and there is no reason why we cannot help them see these same benefits in health care.
These smugglers, many of them present in trafficking through my State of Arizona, create false Social Security cards, false green cards, visas and a variety of other fraudulent documents as an essential part of their smuggling activities.
From an early age I was told that I was expected to do more than continue to run a small business. Education was important and seen as a way of moving forward.
Social activism has gone mainstream. A new generation of philanthropic leaders such as Bill and Melinda Gates, and Bono are providing inspiration, guidance, and billions of dollars through their global foundations.
Since the age of 12, all my musical thinking has been influenced by Afro-American music.
I think a lot of people compare their insides to other people’s outsides.