I Don't Want To Be A Politician.

As The First Hispanic Female Governor In History, Little Girls Often Come Up To Me In The Grocery Store Or The Mall. They Look And Point, And When They Get The Courage, They Ask 'are You Susana?' And They Run Up And Give Me A Hug.

I've Always Known That My Father's Father And Grandfather And Grandmother Were From Mexico. I've Never Denied It. I've Always Said It.

I Went To Law School. And I Became A Prosecutor. I Took On A Specialty That Very Few Choose To Pursue. I Prosecuted Child Abuse And Child Homicide Cases. Cases That Were Truly Gut-wrenching. But Standing Up For Those Kids, Being Their Voice For Justice Was The Honor Of A Lifetime.

Sometimes Republicans Engage In Number-crunching Analysis That Doesn't Always Take The Neediest Into Account.

Self-deport? What The Heck Does That Mean? I Have No Doubt Hispanics Have Been Alienated During This Campaign. But Now There's An Opportunity For Gov. Romney To Have A Sincere Conversation About What We Can Do And Why. I Absolutely Advocate For Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Republicans Want To Be Tough And Say, 'illegals, You're Gone.' But The Answer Is A Lot More Complex Than That.