We Are A People In A Quandary

The Arts Are Not A Frill. The Arts Are A Response To Our Individuality And Our Nature, And Help To Shape Our Identity. What Is There That Can Transcend Deep Difference And Stubborn Divisions? The Arts. They Have A Wonderful Universality. Art Has The Potential To Unify. It Can Speak In Many Languages Without A Translator. The Arts Do Not Discriminate. The Arts Lift Us Up.

The Majority Of The American People Still Believe That Every Single Individual In This Country Is Entitled To Just As Much Respect, Just As Much Dignity, As Every Other Individual.

I Think It No Accident That Most Of Those Emigrating To America In The 19th Century Identified With The Democratic Party. We Are A Heterogeneous Party Made Up Of Americans Of Diverse Backgrounds.

For Our Immigration Policy To Make Sense, It Is Necessary To Make Distinctions Between Those Who Obey The Law, And Those Who Violate It.

It Is Reason, And Not Passion, Which Must Guide Our Deliberations, Guide Our Debate, And Guide Our Decision.