"What hurts the economy is a restrictive, xenophobic immigration system, and I hope, Mr. Chairman, that we can also honor the request."
"the evidence is robust that immigration benefits American workers and the economy."
"when policy is driven by xenophobia and fear, we all lose."
"Actually, if we had a functioning immigration system where we could provide the pathway to citizenship for families, where we could provide legal pathways for people to come in, you would not have emp..."
"Well, here is the bottom line. Immigrants contribute to our economy."
"For instance, as Jews all over the world were celebrating Rosh Hashanah in September 2023, Donald Trump accused the Jewish people who did not support him in 2020 of voting to, quote, 'destroy America ..."
"A degree can be the key to economic mobility for low-and middle-income families, but years of systemic discrimination has made it harder for black and Latino students to afford tuition."
"For-profit schools are notorious for abusing taxpayer funds and peddling ineffective degree programs."
"For-profit colleges are aggressively marketing specifically to low-income black and Latino students, and on average for-profits spend $400.00 per student on commercials compared to public colleges spe..."
"For-profits are clearly aware that their programs fail low-income black and Latino students, but they are aggressively marketing to them because they want the Federal student aid dollars, which is rea..."
"I think it is important to protect students and taxpayers."
"the good guys are you, the Democrats, and this administration who understand the great importance of immigration to America"