Jorge Ramos quotes:

The United States gave me opportunities that my country of origin could not: freedom of the press and complete freedom of expression.

I don't think we've asked the right questions, the tough questions, at the right time, in Washington.

I'm not seeing tough questions asked on American television. I'm not seeing those correspondents that would question those in power. It's like a club. We are not asking the tough questions.

We in the Hispanic community are truly tired of both the Democrats and the Republicans promising all of these things during the campaigns and then forgetting about it after the campaigns are over.

As journalists, we cannot swallow the official line without question. We should challenge almost everything that dictators, presidents and officials say.

Mexico will never accept U.S. military intervention. Mexicans always remember 1848.

I will go to a nice restaurant in Miami, and no one sitting at the tables will notice me or even know who I am. Then everyone in the kitchen comes out and wants to take a picture.

It's a privilege to work as an anchor for Univision, but more important, I am amazed by how Latinos are transforming America.

You turn on the TV, and you see very bland interviews. Journalists in the United States are very cozy with power, very close to those in power.

My only advice is, follow your dream and do whatever you like to do the most. I chose journalism because I wanted to be in the places where history was being made.

Once you are an immigrant, you never forget that you are one.

We need not only one Cesar Chavez; we need a thousand Cesar Chavezes.

You have to go through a mental and emotional process to recognize who you really are. I finally recognized that I cannot be defined by one country.

I think as journalists, we have to keep our distance from power.