Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, Mr. Cloud, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, earlier today, Democrats ignored President Biden's inhumane border crisis and passed two amnesty bills. The bills actually encourage illegal immigration. Here is the way it works: The cartels have operational control of our border. They do. No one crosses the southern border unless the cartel says it is okay. The cartels are advertising now. NGOs funded by this government are advertising down in the Northern Triangle states in Mexico: ``Come north.'' They give brochures how to get here. And what happens is caravans are forming now. But more than that, we have got people lining up at the borders to come across. It is a treacherous journey. Mr. Speaker, parents are giving their kids to coyotes to bring forward. And these people have no respect for human life. No respect. And that is because of the policies of this administration. And I will tell you what I heard someone on the floor of the House state today, and I am going to quote it. They said, ``This bill is not amnesty. It does not grant anybody amnesty. It allows individuals to get right with the law and become legal workers in the United States.'' That is the definition of amnesty. Look it up in Merriam Webster. Earlier this week, Secretary Mayorkas admitted, ``We are on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than at any time in the last 20 years.'' Let that sink in: More than any time in the last 20 years.…”