Today many Caribbean workers can be found in the hospital, construction, service and hotel industries, but there is also a growing professional sector.

I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society.

As a nation we should commit ourselves not only to the fight against terrorism, but to economic justice, defeat of the AIDS epidemic and vestiges of discriminatory policies of all kinds.

I was motivated to join in large part because my family needed the money. I would like to say how patriotic we were, but really what motivated me was the excitement my mother would get in receiving a check for my older brother.

The United States is historically a nation of immigrants.

If a young fella has an option of having a decent career or joining the army to fight in Iraq, you can bet your life that he would not be in Iraq.

I really think that most people around the world know how well-intended Americans are.