“My parents brought my sister and me to the United States to escape the...” — Alejandro Mayorkas Quote

“My parents brought my sister and me to the United States to escape the communist takeover of Cuba. They sought to build their life and raise their children in a democracy in which the rule of law served to protect the people rather than operate as an instrument of oppression.”

“When an individual makes a claim for relief in a post-Title-42 environment, when they make a claim for relief as our laws provide, if that claim succeeds, they have established a basis to stay here. If that claim does not, they will be removed.”

“I just wanted to be able to say that I raised my kids and my family around a better environment than I was brought up in.”

“I speak a lot about my parents and the people that have kind of brought me up in football and not just in football, but in life as well.”

“At first, I didn't hang out with celebrity kids. That wasn't the way I was brought up. I went to a run-of-the-mill Catholic primary school when we first moved to L.A. But then I went to a high school where there were lots of 'industry' children. Those weren't my best friends and I've never set out to make myself a part of that scene.”