“I want to approach it from the standpoint that California does not have enough help from Washington, D.C., ... That is the only reason we ought to be considering declaring an emergency on the issue of illegal immigration in California.”
“History will show that Gov. Schwarzenegger had a chance to end the last vestige of legal discrimination in our state, ... Instead of choosing the way of the future the governor has aligned himself with the enemies of equal rights for all.”
“[As mayor, he has promised to plant 1 million trees, to start building a subway to the ocean, and to take over the city's ailing school system, from which approximately 60 percent of Latinos and 50 percent of African-Americans drop out.] Antonio doesn't do politics for the purpose of political expediency, ... His thinking is guided by what's in his heart, gut, and head.”
