Lucille Roybal-Allard

“We must not turn our backs on the needy in our own country. And we must not turn our backs on the most vulnerable people in the world.”

“Immigration is not a problem to be solved, it is the constant reinvention of America.”

“The American dream is not a gift. It's a responsibility.”

“For far too long, the people of our country have been divided, and we've been told that we're different. But when you travel around the country, you find that people are pretty much the same.”

“As the first Hispanic woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress, I am acutely aware of the challenges that still remain before we can truly claim to have achieved equality of opportunity.”