Brian Bilbray: “I would much rather see my children tonight being defended by American troops than to be exposed to the drugs and the…”

“I would much rather see my children tonight being defended by American troops than to be exposed to the drugs and the violent activity that is going on along the border. But we are not talking about that, Mr. Speaker. We are talking about giving the President the option. What are Members so scared of? Is it that the argument is so logical, so rational, that they fear that we even discuss this rationale? I would say to my colleague, there are troops at the border today, all along the border. Nobody stood up and protested the troops being placed at the border, and not one Member here protested the troops being at the border. Those troops are the Republic of Mexico's troops, Mr. Speaker. The Republic of Mexico saw the conditions along the border were getting out of control and that they needed to take some action. They took appropriate action. They were not racist, they were not anti-American, they were pro-law enforcement, and the troops at the border in Mexico are appropriate for the crisis that Mexico has recognized.”