The hurricane complicates things in that what would have been purely a business decision becomes a decision of the heart.
Henry CisnerosPlace-based initiatives can provide a useful framework to judge our progress in raising people out of poverty. They allow us to see whether or not a neighborhood is improving and its residents are living better.
Henry CisnerosAmericans are a can-do people, an enthusiastic people, a problem-solving people. And when given a direction and given a plan, they'll sign on.
Henry CisnerosThere are some benefits [that illegal aliens] clearly ought not have...[including] health benefits and welfare benefits and others that serve as a magnet attracting people here from other countries.
Henry Cisneros