05/14/2012
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"the American tradition is that immigrants move up the ladder, as they have for many hundreds of years, and it's our job to make sure that that happens."
"If we ignore kids... many of these kids are going to end up in jail, and many of these kids are going to end up in government assistance."
"I think it's an international disgrace, that we have the highest rate of childhood poverty in the industrialized world."
"I think it costs more money to keep somebody in jail than send them to Harvard University."