Quotes from Julian Castro

It's a significant contribution if we can get immigration reform done.

I actually believe that one of the lessons of 1993 and 1994, as well as 2009 and 2010, is that when a Democratic president has the opportunity - with a Democratic Congress - that you shouldn't wait to push significant legislation, whether it's health care, immigration reform, other measures.

I stand before you tonight as a young American, a proud American, of a generation born as the Cold War receded, shaped by the tragedy of 9/11, connected by the digital revolution and determined to re-elect the man who will make the 21st century another American century - President Barack Obama.

Technology has transformed how we live, learn and work, but not everyone has been able to participate in these developments.

I grew up Catholic. The Catholic faith has played an integral role in my life. At the same time, I don't think that there is a single person that doesn't have some disagreements with their faith.

My mother dreamed dreams for Joaquin and for me long before we could dream them for ourselves.

Seven presidents before him - Democrats and Republicans - tried to expand health care to all Americans. President Obama got it done.

I couldn't help but to think back to my classmates at Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. They had the same talent, the same brains, the same dreams as the folks we sat with at Stanford and Harvard. I realized the difference wasn't one of intelligence or drive. The difference was opportunity.

The destiny of the Latino community is interwoven with the destiny of the United States.

The number one way that we can address these long-term challenges of poverty, of education, is to invest in early childhood education.

Throughout our history the United States has benefited form having stronger relationships, including investments in Europe, that have kept us and the world safer and benefited us economically.

This thing has been studied to death by Republicans and Democrats: several committees, including in Congress, that have all said, 'Yes, of course what happened was tragic, but Secretary Clinton was not in any way at fault,' and what you have here with these e-mails is basically a witch hunt.

What we see out there is an affordable housing crisis, particularly in the rental market in cities big and small, and we don't have the resources necessary to fill that gap.

What I believe we need to do is to be the smartest, the healthiest, the fairest and the most prosperous nation on earth. So in order to become the healthiest nation on earth, we need a different health care system.

Some people are lucky enough to borrow money from their parents, but that shouldn't determine whether you can pursue your dreams.

The truth is that the dream of homeownership is out of reach for too many Americans.

San Antonio is an ideal market for Major League Soccer. It's time that we put our best foot forward.

And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.

I especially cannot imagine anyone who grew up during the Cold War era listening to Donald Trump and saying, you know what, that's a guy that I want to support. It makes zero sense.

Mitt Romney, quite simply, doesn't get it.

I wanted more people from my city to be able to have the kind of opportunity that I had.

Our families don't always cross the finish line in the span of one generation. But each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor.

I understand Spanish better than I speak it.

We believe that housing is a power platform to spark great opportunities in people's lives and help them achieve the American dream.