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Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: It's not my job to worry about how Left, Right will react to something. My job is, am I creating something that connects people? That's my job.

It's not my job to worry about how Left, Right will react to something. My job is, am I creating something that connects people? That's my job.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I'm sure the president doesn't enjoy being called deporter-in-chief.

I'm sure the president doesn't enjoy being called deporter-in-chief.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: America is White and Black and Latino and Asian. America is mixed. America is immigrants.

America is White and Black and Latino and Asian. America is mixed. America is immigrants.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: Everyone has an opinion when it comes to immigration - strong, intense opinions.

Everyone has an opinion when it comes to immigration - strong, intense opinions.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: When people call me illegal, calling me illegal says more about you than it does about me.

When people call me illegal, calling me illegal says more about you than it does about me.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I have no control whatsoever on how people perceive me from the Right or the Left. All I have control over is who I say I am.

I have no control whatsoever on how people perceive me from the Right or the Left. All I have control over is who I say I am.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I am not a lobbyist. I am not a political activist. I am not a leader, as far as I'm concerned.

I am not a lobbyist. I am not a political activist. I am not a leader, as far as I'm concerned.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: As a gay man, I think the role of culture is central to how you change politics - culture is politics.

As a gay man, I think the role of culture is central to how you change politics - culture is politics.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: My being gay is not a social issue; it's a fact. It's not something to be debated. It's a reality.

My being gay is not a social issue; it's a fact. It's not something to be debated. It's a reality.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I'm a gay, undocumented immigrant; I have to be optimistic.

I'm a gay, undocumented immigrant; I have to be optimistic.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I've been uncomfortable dealing with my identity since I was 16 years old.

I've been uncomfortable dealing with my identity since I was 16 years old.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I am not the 'illegal' you think I am, and immigration is not what you think it is,

I am not the 'illegal' you think I am, and immigration is not what you think it is,

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: You have to stand for something bigger than yourself.

You have to stand for something bigger than yourself.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I did not realize how broken I was until I saw how broken Mama was.

I did not realize how broken I was until I saw how broken Mama was.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: 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.

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 quotes: I think everybody could agree that our immigration system is broken. We have not told the truth about it.

I think everybody could agree that our immigration system is broken. We have not told the truth about it.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: A broken immigration system means broken families and broken lives.

A broken immigration system means broken families and broken lives.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I don't think there's any other issue out there that young people are more passionate, and more ahead in, than global warming.

I don't think there's any other issue out there that young people are more passionate, and more ahead in, than global warming.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: You can call me whatever you want to call me, but I am an American. No one can take that away from me. No, no one can.

You can call me whatever you want to call me, but I am an American. No one can take that away from me. No, no one can.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I am more than an immigration activist.

I am more than an immigration activist.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I found out that I was illegal when I was 16. I'm gay. I'm Filipino.

I found out that I was illegal when I was 16. I'm gay. I'm Filipino.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: When I was a kid, I resented my grandparents not speaking the perfect English I wanted to speak.

When I was a kid, I resented my grandparents not speaking the perfect English I wanted to speak.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: To me, it's just that social media is allowing people to be in charge of their own narratives.

To me, it's just that social media is allowing people to be in charge of their own narratives.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I worked for 'The Chronicle' in San Francisco, and immigration is a big issue in that region.

I worked for 'The Chronicle' in San Francisco, and immigration is a big issue in that region.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I like Q&A's better than articles sometimes because I feel like I'd rather hear somebody actually talk or wrestle with ...

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 quotes: I've always really wanted to make a film on what it means to be white in a country that's getting less and less white.

I've always really wanted to make a film on what it means to be white in a country that's getting less and less white.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I think everyone deserves dignity.

I think everyone deserves dignity.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: Film in many ways is very literal.

Film in many ways is very literal.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I'm a journalist, and I'm a filmmaker. I have an organization that's all about telling stories.

I'm a journalist, and I'm a filmmaker. I have an organization that's all about telling stories.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I believe fundamentally in the kindness of the American people because I have been a beneficiary of it.

I believe fundamentally in the kindness of the American people because I have been a beneficiary of it.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I grew up in newsrooms. I've been in newsrooms since I was 17 years old. Journalism has been like my church; it's been like my identity.

I grew up in newsrooms. I've been in newsrooms since I was 17 years old. Journalism has been like my church; it's been like my identity.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: Undocumented people get arrested all the time. I get arrested, and it's front-page news. I feel guilt.

Undocumented people get arrested all the time. I get arrested, and it's front-page news. I feel guilt.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I want to be as creatively disruptive as possible. I want to be radically transparent in a way that isn't showboating.

I want to be as creatively disruptive as possible. I want to be radically transparent in a way that isn't showboating.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: Left-leaning bloggers have had a tremendous impact on the Democratic Party.

Left-leaning bloggers have had a tremendous impact on the Democratic Party.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: I have no control over what people call me. The only thing I have control over is my work, and that's really all I can be judged on.

I have no control over what people call me. The only thing I have control over is my work, and that's really all I can be judged on.

Jose Antonio Vargas quotes: On the surface, I've created a good life. I've lived the American dream. But I am still an undocumented immigrant.

On the surface, I've created a good life. I've lived the American dream. But I am still an undocumented immigrant.