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I've always said that L.A. is the city of America's future. It is to the world what London was in the 19th century and New York in the 20th because of the growth of the Pacific Rim countries. We're the portal to the emerging world.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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I know that my heart and my family are here in California, not in Washington, D.C.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

Topics: California Family Heart Here Know Washington

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Over the years, I've learned, focus on the job at hand, and opportunities will open after.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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I want to figure out how we put California and America back on track - how we bridge this partisan divide that is so polarizing.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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Everybody knows that L.A. is known for its addiction to the single-passenger automobile, the gridlock, the congestion on the freeways.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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The fact is this is a great country because we've always embraced immigrants. The fact is we have every right to enforce our borders and to protect them, but we also need to provide a pathway for citizenship.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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The Democrats and Republicans need to come together. I've criticized Democrats for their unwillingness to address entitlement reform and Social Security and Medicare. Republicans, on the other hand, never saw a tax that they liked, even when it meant closing tax loopholes. They don't want to in any way support any revenue enhancements.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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The Golden State has lost its luster. We've got to change our tax system and how we fund government. We're going to have to make it easier to create jobs in California, incentivize manufacturing, really put more in the way of investment in our public school system and our institutions of higher learning if we're going to stay the Golden State.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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I say to people that Los Angeles is a city of America's hope and its promise. It's a city where we come from every corner of the Earth here to make the American dream happen.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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I'm excited about Los Angeles because I believe in her. I believe in her destiny. I think that the fact that we have so many different people from so many parts of the world is a big reason why L.A. is the city of America's promise.

~Antonio Villaraigosa

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: January 23rd, 1953

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