How did the party that elected the first black U.S. senator, the party that elected the first 20 African-American congressmen, how did that party become a party that now loses 95 percent of the black vote?

After ensuring border security, I then would normalize the status of 11 million undocumented citizens so they can join the work force and pay taxes...I would normalize them at a rate of about two million per year.

Every child in every neighborhood, of every color, class and background, deserves a school that will help them succeed.

I would set aside all these budget cuts that are going to devastate the F.B.I., the C.I.A., and the N.S.A. Sequestration, cuts, are not only gutting the military, they're gutting the F.B.I. So if I were president, I would set these cuts aside. I would reinstate the N.S.A. program as robust as possible within the constitutional limits.

When the government tries to invade the church to enforce its own opinion on [gay] marriage, that's when it's time to resist.

I've introduced legislation to say, "For right now, let's stop it," from about 34 countries.

I've been accused of wanting to allow terrorists to have weapons to attack America.