I have lived in the United States for half of my life, my entire adult life.

The whole world has changed much since the '80's. In the united States, rap music and country music dominate radio and that certainly wasn't the case in the early '80's.

Somehow, all the talk about tenure and anthropology had given her visions of a thick-walled, libraried adobe, the kind of place that was covered with kilim rugs and fertility sculptures. The white stucco in front of her looked only slightly more substantial than a roadside weigh station.

We are Latinos, and every Latino is an immigrant. We're looking for a new life. We're in the United States, and we're really proud.

I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damned business.

I think it's a life changing experience. You can meet someone from around the United States and learn what they go -- they're going through.