If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce. Barbara Jordan More Quotes by Barbara Jordan More Quotes From Barbara Jordan We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds. Barbara Jordan backgrounds party made I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community. Barbara Jordan form community kind The citizens of America expect more. They deserve and they want more than a recital of problems. Barbara Jordan citizens want america A spirit of harmony can only survive if each of us remembers, when bitterness and self-interest seem to prevail, that we share a common destiny. Barbara Jordan equality destiny peace We must have an economy that does not force the migrant worker's child to miss school in order to earn...just so the family can eat. That is the moral bankruptcy that trickle-down economics is all about. Barbara Jordan order children school The Commission endorses prevention as the principal strategy to use in deterring illegal entries. We applaud the efforts of innovative Border Patrol leaders such as Silvestre Reyes with Operation Hold the Line in El Paso. Operation Hold the Line demonstrated that a strategic use of personnel and technology can combine at our land border, as it has for many years at our airports, to reduce unauthorized crossings. Barbara Jordan airports technology years We believe that the people are the source of all governmental power; that the authority of the people is to be extended, not restricted. Barbara Jordan authority believe people The earth is bread we take and eat. Barbara Jordan earth bread We want to be in control of our lives. Whether we are jungle fighters, craftsmen, company men, gamesmen, we want to be in control. And when the government erodes that control, we are not comfortable. Barbara Jordan erode want men We can certainly defuse the intensity of the anti-immigrant feeling if we can bring some reality to the discussion by showing that they are not using that many resources. Barbara Jordan immigration feelings reality If you're going to play the game [politics] properly, you'd better know every rule. Barbara Jordan games knows play The Commission agrees that the federal government should help alleviate these costs. The best way to do so is to reduce illegal immigration.... We recommend immediate reimbursement of criminal justice costs, because these conditions can now be met, but we urge further study of the costs of health care and education before impact aid is provided. Barbara Jordan impact government justice Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the common ties that bind all Americans. Barbara Jordan voice ties people In other times, I could stand here and give this kind of exposition on the beliefs of the Democratic Party and that would be enough. But today that is not enough. People want more. Barbara Jordan party giving people ...for the system to be credible, people actually have to be deported at the end of the process. Barbara Jordan immigration ends people [It is] one of the most complex and emotional issues of out time. Barbara Jordan issues immigration emotional Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and to uphold the principles of this nation, many times they have turned to political parties. They have often turned to the Democratic Party. Barbara Jordan political party people I never wanted to be run of the mill. Barbara Jordan mills wanted running Things which matter cost money, and we've got to spend the money if we do not want to have generations of parasites rather than generations of productive citizens. Barbara Jordan generations cost citizens The stakes ... are too high for government to be a spectator sport. Barbara Jordan stakes government sports