The government doesn't run the economy. The economy is run by the private sector. The job of the president is to ensure we [the state] have policies that allow the private sector to grow and prosper.

For years we have seen people coming on rafts, etc., but now we are seeing people entering Central America, Costa Rica, Panama and then they have nowhere to go because those countries are not - for example, in Nicaragua, the border was closed. I've always said that I'm open to a study on how can it be changed.

I am as conservative as anyone running in this [president's] race, but I am a conservative that can win. That's a big deal.

The world is a better place because Saddam Hussein does not in Iraq.

As Pope Francis visits the United States for the very first time, it is our privilege as Catholics and Americans to welcome His Holiness to our country. Here, he will find people who are uniquely free.

When you say I want to talk about racial justice, that`s not the same as saying I want to do something about racial justice.

People end up fleeing countries who adopt economic policies based on these flawed principles. And more often than not, they come here.