A broken immigration system means broken families means broken lives. That's what is at stake.

- Jose Antonio Vargas

Citizenship to me is more than a piece of paper. Citizenship is also about character. I am an American. We're just waiting for our country to recogni…

- Jose Antonio Vargas

Immigration is by far the most controversial yet least understood issue in America. Frankly, given the way we're talking about immigration, given the…

- Jose Antonio Vargas

You have to stand for something bigger than yourself.

- Jose Antonio Vargas

I am not the 'illegal' you think I am, and immigration is not what you think it is.

- Jose Antonio Vargas

For Filipino Americans, it's a battle for recognition, for identity in a culture where, for the mainstream, Asians tend to fade into a monochromatic …

- Jose Antonio Vargas

I remember the first thing I did when I found out I was illegal was to get rid of my thick Filipino accent. I figured that I had to talk white and ta…

- Jose Antonio Vargas

Together, undocumented people like me and our relatives, friends and allies wait for broader immigration reform, not just for Dreamers but also for u…

- Jose Antonio Vargas

To be in America illegally is actually a civil offense and not a criminal one.

- Jose Antonio Vargas