“Well, you know, the word citizen is largely used to describe individuals who have the full set of rights which would include service on a jury, the ability to vote, the ability to collect Social Security. I consider everyone who lives in the State of Connecticut to be a resident of the State of Connecticut. And because they’re a resident, they should have all of the rights and privileges that run with being a resident.

Now, they may not include all the rights and privileges of being a citizen, but there’s no difference, when it comes to the rights as a resident, whether it’s access to a beach or a library, or ability to call on a police department to investigate a crime. During the 14 years that I was mayor, I had a great relationship with the immigrant community, undocumented, documented, visiting, didn’t make any difference to me. We have to provide services.”