I ended Affirmative Action by executive order and replaced it with a leadership model that created more opportunities for African-American and Hispanic students.
I remember when the wave of Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek and these beautiful Hispanic women came into light, and I looked up to them and I loved them, but I was like, 'Where are Middle Eastern women?'
And the voters, many of them, feel that the economic system is stacked against them and they want stuff. You are going to see a tremendous Hispanic vote for President Obama. Overwhelming black vote for President Obama. And women will probably break President Obamas way. People feel that they are entitled to things and which candidate, between the two, is going to give them things?
I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican.
For a border state, I would argue that Texas is less lunatic on the subject of immigration issues than other places around it, like Arizona. They're much more comfortable with their long-term identity as a place with a very large Hispanic population.
One of the things that really worries me, in part about Mexico, in part about Latin America, and in part about the Hispanic population in the U. S. and Canada. It's the lack of awareness of this whole science world.
'Hispanic' is English for a person of Latino origin who wants to be accepted by the white status quo. 'Latino' is the word we have always used for ourselves.
The real future of the Hispanic targeted media and advertising is in English.
Education is extremely important to the Hispanic community, as well as faith, and certainly working hard.
I believe we can keep the promise of our founders, the idea that if you're willing to work hard, it doesn't matter who you are or where you come from or what you look like or who you love. It doesn't matter whether you're black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, able, disabled, gay or straight, you can make it here in America if you're willing to try.
I haven't gotten labeled as a Hispanic actor
I got a label because I was Hispanic and a woman and [therefore] I had to be liberal.
My Latin roots are very strong. All my life, because I'm blonde and blue-eyed, people who aren't Hispanic can't believe I am. And people who are Hispanic always think I'm not, because I don't look like them. Being Latin is part of who I am and I bring that part to every role.
We will help the Hispanic-American people, who have been treated so badly and so unfairly in our nation, we will help them.
You can't be afraid to speak the truth. If you're speaking truthfully - no matter if you're White, Black, Hispanic, Asian - if it's the truth, it's the truth! And if that's what you're telling, you have no reason to be fearful, or, worry about people trying to diffuse what you're doing. Because, if you're speaking the truth, they can't beat the truth.
I like to consider myself an actor who just happens to be Hispanic
I did the bible as told through Hispanic people and they laughed and applauded. I thought, "Oh my god, this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. "
Liberals believe they own the franchise on minorities and can't stand any Hispanic or black who breaks rank.
I don't think that because I am Hispanic I should therefore do Hispanic work.
The Obama-Clinton economy has done enormous damage to the Hispanic community.
