Julian Castro

Politician

Julian Castro is a former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and a prominent advocate for social justice and equality.

Born
July 2, 1974
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"I couldn't help but to think back to my classmates at Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. They had the same talent, the same brains, the same dreams as the folks we sat with at Stanford and Harvard. I realized the difference wasn't one of intelligence or drive. The difference was opportunity."

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"What I hear from people out there is they always say that [Donald Trump] doesn't like us. And so they're energized."

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"I understand Spanish better than I speak it."

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"I cannot imagine a scenario where Donald Trump does better than Mitt Romney with the Hispanic vote."

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"You can't be pro-business unless you're pro education."

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"To the parents, basically, of the dreamers, which was DAPA. I understand, of course, the concern that a lot of folks have had with the number of deportations. But there again, I believe that the president [Barack Obama] has made an earnest attempt to address those issues."

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"Donald Trump is just unfit, unprepared, just doesn't get it, shouldn't be the commander in chief of America."

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"[People] are ready to go out and vote. There's a difference between being ready and energized and actually going out and voting."

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"At the same time, it's people that are employed - many folks - but they're still not earning enough to get into the middle class."

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"My hope is Donald Trump will take a longer view and a more unified approach."

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"So my concern is that - what the campaign has to do is to pull those folks [negative to Donald Trump] out and make sure that they actually get to the ballot."

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"It's going to be difficult for [Donald] Trump to overcome the deep first impression that he gave to the Latino community with his comments right out of the gate about Mexican immigrants, with his comments about Judge Curiel."

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"There's always a little bit of disappointment. At the same time, number one, [Hillary Clinton] made a great choice. Secondly, I'm 41. And so I feel like - that I'm excited about the years to come."

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"My family's story isn't special. What's special is the America that makes our story possible. Ours is a nation like no other, a place where great journeys can be made in a single generation. No matter who you are or where you come from, the path is always forward."

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"With the opportunity we build today for a shared prosperity tomorrow, America will prevail. It begins with re-electing Barack Obama."

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"I especially cannot imagine anyone who grew up during the Cold War era listening to Donald Trump and saying, you know what, that's a guy that I want to support. It makes zero sense."

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