As the son of legal immigrants to America who came from India, I support stronger border security for our nation as well as deporting undocumented immigrants who have committed serious crimes.
When our Founding Fathers wrote the historic words 'all men are created equal,' they probably didn't have people like me in mind.
Before I was elected to Congress, I helped to create the public corruption unit in the office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Unfortunately, business was good. Among the usual suspects were government contracts steered to insiders - leaving Illinois taxpayers holding the bag.
Making Congress into a less crisis-driven institution starts with electing members of Congress who can take the long view.
We must have the strictest adherence to security procedures to protect against compromise by hostile foreign powers.
I have strong differences with Mr. Trump on a woman's right to choose and what kind of justices belong on the Supreme Court.
A high school diploma will no longer be sufficient. But that post secondary education does not have to be a four-year university or a four-year college. It can be career technical education, vocational education, community college.
Each Dreamer in our country is more than a mere statistic; he or she is a proud American in everything but official documentation.
We need to cut unnecessary weapons programs like the F-35 fighter plane that cost trillions of dollars and don't even work.
We must have the strictest adherence to security procedures to protect against compromise by hostile foreign powers.
So many of our businesses rely on green card holders - how are we supposed to attract these people if they think they'll be detained at the airport if they go abroad for a wedding or just to show their baby to relatives?
My parents found good paying jobs, educated me and my brother in wonderful public schools, and entered the middle class.
As an immigrant, I am grateful for the tremendous opportunities that this great nation has afforded me and my family. I am also aware of the ongoing challenges that immigrants confront, and understand that respecting law and borders is essential for keeping America strong.
When a foreign adversary knows that an American official has deceived or withheld vital information from our government, it creates a fundamental counterintelligence vulnerability that can render that official irreparably compromised.