I won't support any budget, whether it's a Republican or a Democrat budget, that doesn't lead to balance.
Rand PaulYou can see why there are more people wanting to come from economically-distressed areas, and they can't all come to America. So it gets into the valid, legitimate debate over immigration as to how do we choose. Do we have a diversity lottery and take people from everywhere, do we base it more on merit?
Rand PaulI don't like the idea of telling private business owners. I abhor racism. I think it's a bad business decision to ever exclude anybody from your restaurant. But at the same time I do believe in private ownership. I think there should be absolutely no discrimination in anything that gets public funding.
Rand PaulUnless you really stand for something, people aren't motivated to go out and vote for you.
Rand Paul