To be in America illegally is actually a civil offense and not a criminal one.

America is White and Black and Latino and Asian. America is mixed. America is immigrants.

Citizenship to me is more than a piece of paper. Citizenship is also about character. I am an American. We're just waiting for our country to recognize it.

For Filipino Americans, it's a battle for recognition, for identity in a culture where, for the mainstream, Asians tend to fade into a monochromatic racialized 'other.'

I am not the 'illegal' you think I am, and immigration is not what you think it is.

When people call me illegal, calling me illegal says more about you than it does about me.

You have to stand for something bigger than yourself.

I have no control over what people call me. The only thing I have control over is my work, and that's really all I can be judged on.

To me, it's just that social media is allowing people to be in charge of their own narratives.

I always felt like I had the word "illegal" tattooed on my forehead.

I'm not a politician. I'm not a policy wonk. I was a political reporter, but that's not really what turns me on. What turns me on is how people perceive the issue and how people see people like me.

You can grow softly, lovely and delicately amidst the hard surfaces. Not all who passed tougher times in life have a hard heart, kindness and tenderness do breathe despite of worse times.

I stayed true to my dreams and, eventually, they came true.

I think that overall, the position - on a whole host of issues - should always be toward inclusion and equality.

You've got to be very cognizant of the correlation between social media links and business because they don't always correlate as highly as people would like.

I am seeking for the bridge which leans from the visible to the invisible through reality.

...Bananach sits on your throne, has declared herself Dark Queen." "She WHAT!?" Niall- or perhaps Irial-asked.

I always thought I should base how good I am on how good I feel I am.

I would rather die a thousand deaths than surrender.

I've spent a lot of time thinking about what the audience would want. That's my job, is to anticipate ahead of the audience.

Do not Blame the world. Find a solution.