Is illegal immigration primarily a security threat or an economic concern?
It’s a security threat. I think the number is 1 in 12 people crossing the border have a criminal background, and many of them go on to commit crimes here in this country. But we don’t know who these people are. What we are seeing is an increasing number of people from other countries, other than Mexico, being able to enter this country. This is a national security issue. This is a domestic security threat, as well as an economic and cultural issue. It comes down to, does the country have a right to protect it borders? If the answer is yes, then we have to do something. Your position on abortion appears to differ with the majority of the Jewish community? How have you worked to bridge that gap? I take a principled position. But I look for areas of common ground. By supporting adult stem cell research, I tried to get around some of the difficult issues surrounding the destruction of human embryos. I’m a leader in this country on fighting the global AIDS epidemic. I’ve been able to keep o
