Tom Feeney: “I think that is especially true, that this man is a great role model. As we have been discussing here tonight, Miguel…”

“I think that is especially true, that this man is a great role model. As we have been discussing here tonight, Miguel Estrada was not born in America, much like Secretary Mel Martinez of Housing and Urban Development who comes from my community. We are so proud of our home son here in the Cabinet. This is a wonderful man who was not born on American soil, but I can tell my colleagues Mel Martinez defines what it is to be part of the American spirit and to be a success story. Much like Secretary Powell, who was not born specifically on the continental mainland of the United States, but now is a model for all of us, not just in the military, but his leadership internationally. Now here is an opportunity for a young Hispanic man at the age of 17 to come live the American dream and be the first Hispanic on this very prestigious court, and some people are terrified that the bottle of success without handouts or welfare or any system of, for example, racial quotas, this man can have a huge success and a wonderful career because of his own merits and his deep belief in the United States system and our government.”