Too many Americans are out of work, and our debt is out of control.

In New Mexico, I inherited the largest structural deficit in state history, and our legislature is controlled by Democrats. We don't always agree, but we came together in a bipartisan manner and turned that deficit into a surplus. And we did it without raising taxes.

Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear.

New Mexico is an environment where we are open for business.

Latinos care about education, yes, so we need reform, not just money.

We talked about many issues, like welfare, is it the way of life or hand up? Talked about size of government, how much should it tax families and small businesses? And when we left that lunch, we got in the car and I looked over at Chuck and said, "I'll be damned. We're Republicans."

I absolutely advocate for comprehensive immigration reform.