The DREAM Act is where it is today because of the courage of young people like yourself.

do you believe that the passage of this immigration reform bill will make America safer and more secure?

If you can equalize everything else in life, then the job should go to an American.

if we could bring in the talent, even the talent we are educating in America, and keep them here to grow our businesses and grow our jobs, it is in the best interests of the country.

These young people were brought to America, Gaby at the age of 8. It was not exactly her decision to come from Ecuador.

I have been at this for 12 years. I have met hundreds, maybe thousands of these young people.

I think this notion of more homegrown American talent is something we all should applaud.

I hope that we can include it in this bill. I think it should be part of it.

I will not dwell on the border aspects of the bill.

If there is a job opening at Microsoft, the first responsibility of Microsoft is to hire an American?

America will be a stronger Nation when we acknowledge who we are.

As a basic matter of justice and fairness, do you believe that these young people should be penalized for the wrongdoing of their parents?

To suggest that somehow they are guilty, culpable, should pay a price for what they did wrong, it just defies basic compassion.

It seems obvious to me that with that knowledge, we will be a safer nation.

There is a better way for us to do it. This bill, this compromise, offers us a path to get to that kind of a more rational and sane and humane resolution on this.

That notion that immigrants are somehow negative or bad for America, that is not a fact at all.

We could not be prouder of you.

Young people like these have to make you hopeful about the future of our country.