Immigration

Hispanic voters are paying attention to the kinds of things that are eye-catching, this DREAM Act or other forms of legalization are just that. It is hard to imagine that people can really get behind [Sen. Marco Rubio's DREAM Act], but when you have been waiting so long, even a diminished version seems positive.

Advancement of our young people into middle-class jobs at all skill levels is essential to future economic growth. That growth is, in turn, essential to our country’s ability to provide opportunities and social supports. Absent these investments, we are looking at a society whose members will be fighting over pieces of a shrinking pie.