Jorge Ramos

“What I find most interesting about the U.S. is this idea of equality. That's what I'm trying to do with immigration. If what the founding fathers said is true, that we are all equal, then let's fight for that.”

“The United States gave me opportunities that my country of origin could not: freedom of the press and complete freedom of expression.”

“As journalists, we cannot swallow the official line without question. We should challenge almost everything that dictators, presidents and officials say.”

“The future of TV is not on TV. It's on the smaller screens we are all using in front of the television set.”

“You have to go through a mental and emotional process to recognize who you really are. I finally recognized that I cannot be defined by one country.”

“My only weapon is the question.”

“Hate is contagious. A few seconds after Donald Trump has told me something hateful, somebody else repeats it. He has legitimized what people only dare say in their kitchens and bedrooms.”

“The most important responsibility we have as journalists is to question those who are in power. I honestly believe that.”

“You turn on the TV, and you see very bland interviews. Journalists in the United States are very cozy with power, very close to those in power.”

“We need not only one Cesar Chavez; we need a thousand Cesar Chavezes.”

“When it comes to racism, discrimination, corruption, public lies, dictatorships, and human rights, you have to take a stand as a reporter because I think our responsibility as journalist is to confront those who are abusing power.”

“I go out on publicity tours for my books, and, you know, Latinos, they bring everybody in the family to everything, even little kids. So I always ask the kids, 'Who wants to be the first Latino President?' It used to be no hands went up, or maybe one or two. Now, with Obama, many of the little hands go up. It will happen in my lifetime.”

“Trump seems to think he can win the White House with only the white vote. I believe that the only way to win the White House is with the Latino vote. If the Republican candidate cannot get 33 percent of it, he cannot win the White House.”

“When you talk to a Latin American president, they make you feel so tiny right from the beginning, right from the moment when they shake your hands.”

“The new rule in American politics is that no one can make it to the White House without the Hispanic vote.”

“What I'll say is that Cuban-Americans don't have to deal with the same immigration issues as other nationalities because of the 'wet feet, dry feet' policy. For Cubans, one year after you touch United States territory, you can become a legal resident.”

“Happiness for me is the people whom you love, love you back.”

“Mexico will never accept U.S. military intervention. Mexicans always remember 1848.”

“I will go to a nice restaurant in Miami, and no one sitting at the tables will notice me or even know who I am. Then everyone in the kitchen comes out and wants to take a picture.”

“Trump's characterization of undocumented immigrants is, of course, absurd. Not only do the facts, well, trump his assertions, but his prejudiced views demonstrate a deep ignorance about Mexican immigrants in the United States.”