George H.W. Bush: “The language in the amendment purporting to prohibit quotas would endorse racial preferences, not eliminate them.”

I have always contended that. And I believe that you do not have a growing dynamic economy without the creative abilities and devotion and loyalty that immigrants bring to their country.

You know, Brian, if this thing works out the way the Canada/United States free trade agreement has gone so far, 25 years from now the ideal result might be the following: There will be prosperity in--added prosperity in Canada, in the…

I think it's all these questionings are going on, investigations need to happen. Let see where it takes us before we all hop on our jumping conclusion mess.

This means that people of every race, religion, ethnicity can be fully and equally American. It means that bigotry or white supremacy in any form is blasphemy against the American creed.