Political Quotes

“Mr. President, reserving the right to object, the Border Patrol union--our law enforcement officers who patrol the southern and northern border who serve this country and protect this country-- endorsed the bipartisan border security bill that my friend from North Carolina opposed, as did almost all of his colleagues. The Border Patrol union--the organization that represents law enforcement officers--supported that bill for a number of reasons. It would have surged resources to the southern border to make sure that we properly administered our border and made sure that the only people who are coming to this country have legitimate asylum claims. It would invest in technology to make those Border Patrol officers' jobs easier. It would have granted new hiring authorities to make sure that we can get people down to the border faster rather than just redeploying agents from the northern border to the southern border. But it is likely that they supported that bill for an additional reason. Under current law, if you are coming to this country to apply for asylum, if you have a criminal history in the United States during a prior visit or in your home country, that question is not relevant under existing law until you go before an asylum judge, before you go before an immigration judge to make your asylum claim. Senator Lankford, myself, and Senator Sinema thought that didn't make sense.…”