Americans Long To Be United. After 9/11,

All Americans, Not Only In The States Most Heavily Affected But In Every Place In This Country, Are Rightly Disturbed By The Large Numbers Of Illegal Aliens Entering Our Country. The Jobs They Hold Might Otherwise Be Held By Citizens Or Legal Immigrants. The Public Services They Use Impose Burdens On Our Taxpayers. That's Why Our Administration Has Moved Aggressively To Secure Our Borders More By Hiring A Record Number Of New Border Guards, By Deporting Twice As Many Criminal Aliens As Ever Before, By Cracking Down On Illegal Hiring, By Barring Welfare Benefits To Illegal Aliens.

We Find As Our Interdependence Increases That, On The Whole, We Do Better When Other People Do Better As Well.

It Is A Commonplace Of American Life That Immigrants Have Made Our Country Great And Continue To Make A Very Important Contribution To The Fabric Of American Life. But...under The Pressures We Face Today, We Can't Afford To Lose Control Of Our Borders, Or To Take On New Financial Burdens, At A Time When We Are Not Adequately Providing For The Jobs, The Health Care, And The Education Of Our Own People. Therefore, Immigration Must Be A Priority For This Administration.

Mental Illness Is Nothing To Be Ashamed Of, But Stigma And Bias Shame Us All.

I Mean My Life Was A Combination Of Fascination With Other People, With Politics, And With Policy, And The Impact Of Government Decisions On People's Lives And The Life Of Our Nation And The Life Of The World.