an interested and informed participant in the process of seeing that under the system of justice in this country, that his rights are respected and he gets a fair trial.

The Justice Department's daily threat to revoke Elian's legal permission to remain in this country is an outrageous tactic. It is a scheme to short-circuit a judicial process in which even the most heinous of criminals are given the right to appeal.

The country is turning into a raw materials appendage, ... There is no social justice.

From all corners of this country ... we are choosing to speak out in a nationwide movement for immigration justice that is strong, vibrant and growing in this country.

I don't say this lightly: Louisiana has emerged as a model for juvenile justice systems in this country.

We're trying to do everything we can to ensure that we are in compliance with the federal legislation to have offenders who are on the Ontario registry go onto the national registry.