Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.

Now is the time for the U.S. and the nations of Western Europe who engaged in the slave trade throughout this hemisphere to come forward in a positive way to assist in undoing the harm that was caused by their past colonial policies in the hemisphere.

Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.

I am a firm believer that upon release, ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.

At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire.

Immigrants have faced huge obstacles to achieving the American Dream, yet have persevered to overcome them.

As a Korean War veteran, I know firsthand and understand the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.