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" Growing up, I never imagined a girl from a border town could one day become a governor. "
Susana Martinez
Growing Up
Growing
Never
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" As the first Hispanic female governor in history, little girls often come up to me in the grocery store or the mall. They look and point, and when they get the courage, they ask 'Are you Susana?' and they run up and give me a hug. "
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" I actually became a lawyer because I thought you had to be a lawyer in order to get into national politics. "
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" New Mexico should be a tech jobs leader and a haven for innovation, a place where the best and the brightest come to bring their products to market. "
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" I have to deliver the results I promised because, as the first Hispanic female governor, I'm going to pave a path of some kind. I want it to be one that little Hispanic girls will want to follow. "
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" The big corporations have a team of lawyers and accountants to help them. It's the small businesses, the mom and pop shops, that get lost in the layers of red tape. "
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" At 18, I guarded the parking lot at the Catholic Church bingos. Now, my dad made sure I could take care of myself. I carried a Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum - that gun weighed more than I did! "
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" I went to law school. And I became a prosecutor. I took on a specialty that very few choose to pursue. I prosecuted child abuse and child homicide cases. Cases that were truly gut-wrenching. But standing up for those kids, being their voice for justice was the honor of a lifetime. "
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" Unfortunately, New Mexico depends significantly on federal dollars. We have four military bases here in New Mexico. We have two national labs that are very important to our national defense. "
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" I was a prosecutor for 25 years. I saw so many 15, 16, even 20 year-olds who could not read, had little hope that they would ever find work, faced more challenges than opportunities in life, dropped out of school at some point, and turned to crime. "
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" In New Mexico, I inherited the largest structural deficit in state history, and our legislature is controlled by Democrats. We don't always agree, but we came together in a bipartisan manner and turned that deficit into a surplus. And we did it without raising taxes. "
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" I don't think there's ever a silver bullet to any problem. There are always several answers and solutions to a problem. "
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" I want to make sure that I fulfill the promises that I made to New Mexicans. That's extremely important to me. "
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" I think politicians nationwide have earned a reputation sometimes that is very unfavorable because they will say things and then do something else when they get into office. "
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Say
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" Republicans need to stop making assumptions, and they need to start talking to younger people, people of color, and ask them - not talk to them - ask them, 'What is it that we can do better? How do we earn your vote? How do we earn the ability for you to see that we can be the party that will make your life better and that of your children?' "
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" I absolutely advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. "
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Immigration
" I know what not being able to read can do to a child's confidence. "
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Know
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" No child is un-teachable. I will never give up on any kid. Every child can learn. "
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Child
" The criminal justice system should have the authority to determine the immigration status of all criminals, regardless of race or ethnicity, and report illegal immigrants who commit crimes to federal authorities. "
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" I didn't suddenly become conservative. It was only the label that changed. "
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" Success is the American Dream. And that success is not something to be ashamed of, or to demonize. "
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" I will veto any tax increase. "
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Any
" Too many Americans are out of work, and our debt is out of control. "
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" It's extremely important that we elect people that look like the population they serve. "
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" Gangs have evolved. The stereotypical gang member covered in tattoos and wearing colors does not really exist any more. There's this fear that it could be any kid, but by any kid, that means any Latino kid. "
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" I hope I've been able to show other young girls that as long as you work hard and you're committed to fight for your education, that anything's possible. "
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" Latinos care about education, yes, so we need reform, not just money. "
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" Experience has taught me that privacy truly is the touchstone of our criminal justice system. "
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