The last thing reporters and editors want to be told is what to do and how to write. They don't want to… — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
I'm not excusing the illegal act. I am here illegally. I'm here illegally, without authorization. That's a fact. That's nothing you can… — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
As you can imagine, there were people who were like, "Why are you being the PC cop?" or, "This is Orwellian to… — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
I remember the first thing I did when I found out I was illegal was to get rid of my thick Filipino accent. I… — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
A friend said to me I'm like a walking New Yorker article. It's true! That's how I write. That's how I think. — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
Something is fundamentally amiss when you refer to a person as illegal. Bottom line. That's why we so easily talk about this like we're… — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
The only reason I became a writer was so I could exist on a piece of paper. — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
The last thing reporters and editors want to be told is what to do and how to write. They don't want to be some… — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
I like Q&A's better than articles sometimes because I feel like I'd rather hear somebody actually talk or wrestle with. — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
The immigration bill is going to pass. We're going to have a bill. It's going to get through the Senate. I think the fundamentals… — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
I got here when I was 12, I found out I was undocumented when I was 16, I became a journalist when I was… — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
The greatest gift that we have as human beings is our ability to empathize. That's why I think personal stories matter so much. That's… — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
The DREAMers are the safe ones, right? It's okay to advocate for the DREAMers because they're the English-speaking, college-educated ones, right? It's so interesting… — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
I'm not excusing the illegal act. I am here illegally. I'm here illegally, without authorization. That's a fact. That's nothing you can call the… — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
