John Edwards in Univision

On Foreign Policy: Our Latin America policy is either disengaged or bullying

A: I think actually what America should be doing is having a policy throughout Latin America that instead of being ad hoc, which is what we've seen under this president, either disengaged or bullying, one of the two. That's what Latin American countries have seen from the US. That is the reason that Chavez can be so effective in bringing others in Latin America to surround him when he demonizes the US. If instead America was a force for good in Latin America, for example, making education available to millions of children who have no education, helping stop the spread of disease, the simple things like sanitation and clean drinking water, helping with economic development, microfinance, microlending, to make hope and opportunity available to millions of people in Latin America, it would pull the rug out from under a man like Hugo Chavez.

On Health Care: Comprehensive coverage costs $90B to $120B a year

A: I do not believe you can have universal health care for free. There are some who I think will make that argument. I don't think it's the truth. My own health care plan, which was the first one in this campaign and I'm very proud of it--comprehensive, requires coverage for everybody--costs $90 to $120 billion a year. And I pay for it by getting rid of Bush's tax cuts for people who make over $200,000 a year.

On Health Care: FactCheck: Plan costs $106B-$146B per year, not $90B-$120B

Actually, the cost of the plan in its first year would be $105.6 billion to $145.6 billion, according to an independent estimate by Emory University professor Ken Thorpe. That assumes the plan could be enacted quickly and take effect in 2010, within a year of the new president being sworn in. The Edwards campaign says the candidate's $90 billion to $120 billion price tag is what the plan would cost if it were in place today--which isn't possible. An aide says the campaign worked with Thorpe, and their estimate is based on Thorpe's estimate of the cost as a percentage of the nation's gross domestic product. But it is not an estimate of what the plan would cost in the first year it possibly could take effect, and Edwards didn't make that clear.

On Immigration: More technology at the border, but address underlying causes

A: The answer's yes, I would commit to do it, not just in my first year, but at the beginning of the Edwards administration. I think the president has a responsibility to do something about this hugely important issue. You know, when you walk into a Blockbuster to rent a movie, you don't see anybody, but you hear a voice saying, "Welcome to Blockbuster." We can figure out when somebody's walking into a Blockbuster. It seems to me we can figure out when somebody's coming into the US, and especially if we use the technology that's available to us. And I think that's what the focus should be on: more Border Patrol, better use of technology, & absolutely a path to earn citizenship for those who are living here & who are undocumented. But we also have to get at the underlying causes of the migration from Mexico, which means addressing the issue of poverty, education, health, the reason that so many are coming to the US.

On Immigration: Undocumented workers deserve same rights as American workers

A: We should be proud of the fact that we've had so many workers come into this country who deserve a path to earn citizenship & who are working to support their families. They have made America richer, culturally more diverse, & they are performing jobs that, in some cases, would be difficult to find others to perform. They're an important part of our economy. We need to not just recognize the economic benefits of these workers, but understand in many cases they are being abused, they are being taken advantage of, their rights are not being protected. And it is enormously important that we have comprehensive immigration reform so that those who in fact are working 10 hours a day in 105-degree heat have the same sort of worker rights that other Americans have. They are no less human, and no less value as human beings, and they deserve those same rights.