In terms of immigration, we’re seeing a lot of Democrats and Republicans use the really elastic term, ‘Comprehensive Immigration Reform,’ and they don’t totally understand what that means. For us in El Paso, it’s part of a larger discussion about the nature of the border. Beto O'Rourke Read Quote
We in El Paso and Juarez are literally one community. There’s no separation; there’s no DMZ; there’s no buffer. Beto O'Rourke Read Quote
There were absolutely times in my life when I tried to get people to call me Robert. Beto O'Rourke Read Quote
There was something punk rock about Bobby Kennedy not going where the pollsters said or where consultants said. He was unmoored from what was safe or easy. Beto O'Rourke Read Quote
I don’t know how old I was when I first started going to shows, maybe 14 or 15, but very quickly, I discovered Dischord Records in D.C. and loved all the music on that catalog. I was a big Rites of Spring fan, Minor Threat, of course. Beto O'Rourke Read Quote
Politics has become very corporate. There’s a whole farm system for the teams. There’s decisions made at the top. There’s a lot of literal corporate involvement, PAC money involved in selecting and backing candidates. Beto O'Rourke Read Quote
One overlooked great 1980s rock n’ roll band, maybe punk rock – they were on SST Records, same label as Black Flag – is this band called the Leaving Trains. Beto O'Rourke Read Quote
I remember ordering records out of the Dischord catalog in the ’80s, and there would be a handwritten note. Beto O'Rourke Read Quote
We are not a fearful, small people. We are confident and strong, and we understand that much of our strength comes from the fact that we are a people of the planet. Beto O'Rourke Read Quote
