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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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" There is one candidate in this election who will protect that dream. One leader who will fight hard to keep the promise of America for the next generation. And that's why we must stand up and make Mitt Romney the next president of the United States. "

Susana Martinez

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" Our laws are too lax, our justice system too weak - particularly when it comes to violent, dangerous offenders. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" No child is un-teachable. I will never give up on any kid. Every child can learn. "

" Criminals take advantage of weak laws, like giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. "

" My father was a security guard. I was a security guard. "

" I am donating $10,000 from my inaugural committee to the 'Pink Pack' because the only way we will find a cure for cancer is by joining together, pooling our resources, and focusing on the lifesaving mission that everyone can fight back against cancer. "

" Sometimes Republicans engage in number-crunching analysis that doesn't always take the neediest into account. "

" I actually became a lawyer because I thought you had to be a lawyer in order to get into national politics. "

" My parents were Democrats. "

" 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. "

" Republicans want to be tough and say, 'Illegals, you're gone.' But the answer is a lot more complex than that. "

Susana Martinez

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" I do think we do have to respect the position of the presidency. "

" As an elected official, I live a very public life. That elected figures live under something of a microscope is perhaps a necessary condition for an informed public, and yet, even as a public official, I maintain very personal documents that are not intended for public view. "

" 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?' "

" When there is a crisis, how you handle the crisis is just as important as the crisis. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We need to grow the private sector in every corner of New Mexico. "

" I didn't suddenly become conservative. It was only the label that changed. "

" I want to make sure that I fulfill the promises that I made to New Mexicans. That's extremely important to me. "

Susana Martinez

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" I am my own person. "

" I offered early on - I think I was governor about a month when I met President Obama - and said, 'I would like to visit with you in reference to border security, in reference to immigration. I'd like to be part of the discussion because I lived on the border all my life.' I've never received a call. "

" Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear. "

Susana Martinez

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" 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. "

" My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant. "

" I've known where my heritage is from all along. "

" New Mexico is an environment where we are open for business. "

" We talked about many issues, like welfare, is it the way of life or hand up? Talked about size of government, how much should it tax families and small businesses? And when we left that lunch, we got in the car and I looked over at Chuck and said, 'I'll be damned. we're Republicans.' "