I'm sure I spent more time in Texas than anybody else who had run for President recently.

The seven principles of Kwanzaa - unity, self-determinat ion, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith -- teach us that when we come together to strengthen our families and communities and honor the lesson of the past, we can face the future with joy and optimism.

We find as our interdependence increases that, on the whole, we do better when other people do better as well.

Promising too much can be as cruel as caring too little.

Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it's the time when they most need to think.

We cannot build our own future without helping others to build theirs.

I recently spoke with Barbara Jordan of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, and I increasingly believe we need a system to verify employment eligibility. The Commission's recommendation of a national registry may be the way to go.