Thank you very much. Thank you to Senator Menendez, and to the Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congresswoman Velázquez, for those...

I want to thank our Mistress of Ceremonies, Soledad O’Brien. I want to congratulate Eva Longoria Parker and Arturo Sandoval and Lin-Manuel Miranda...

I love you back! (Applause.) And I want to thank all the members of Congress, the local elected officials, the CHCI alumni, and all who work day in...

Now, some of you may remember I first joined you here two years ago, as a candidate for this office. And we spoke then about how, after years of failed...

As Dr. King told Cesar Chavez all those years ago, our separate struggles are really one. And that truth became painfully clear when, less than a week...

That’s the idea that drives us. The chance to make of our lives what we will. And I know that many of you are thinking tonight about a task that...

There’s no doubt the debate over how to fix all this has been a fractured and sometimes painful one in this country. And let’s face it, there are...

If we appeal to the American people’s hopes over their fears, we’ll get this done. We already know what this reform looks like. Just a few years...

But since that effort fall apart -- fell apart, we have seen how broken and bitter and divisive our politics has become. Today, the folks who yell...

We need an immigration policy that works -- a policy that meets the needs of families and businesses while honoring our tradition as a nation of immigrants...

Now, the Senate is going to have a chance to do the right thing over the next few weeks when Senator Reid brings the DREAM Act to the floor. (Applause.)...

For example, consider the public servants I’ve nominated to carry out the people’s business. Most of them had been supported widely and approved...

Well, I did nominate Salazar. I got him confirmed. (Laughter.) Raul Yzaguirre, to be our Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. (Applause.) Raul...

What they’re interested in is how they’re going to find a job when they’ve only known one trade their whole life; how are they going to put their...

That’s why we’re reforming America’s schools so that all our children have a chance to learn the skills they need for today’s economy. We eliminated...

That’s why we cut taxes for small business owners and 95 percent of working Americans.

Thank you. (Applause.) Instead of giving tax breaks to corporations to create jobs overseas, we’re cutting taxes for companies that put our people...

No! (Laughter.)

And right now, because of that Republican blockade, those special interests -- even foreign corporations -- can spend tens of millions of dollars on...

Well, tell me you something. That agenda didn’t work out so well for the Latino community. It didn’t work out for anybody here in America. It...

But don’t forget who is standing with you, and who is standing against you. (Applause.) Don’t ever believe that this election coming up doesn’t...

So let me close by saying this. Long before America was even an idea, this land of plenty was home to many peoples. To British and French, to Dutch...

And that is our calling now -- to keep those promises for the next generation. No matter which way the political winds shift, I will stand with you...