Political Quotes

“I will just respond briefly to a number of points made by my colleague in opposition to this bill. And, one, I just want to say that this UC--this bill--I am not trying to detract or distract from the vote that will happen this afternoon. This is an effort I have engaged on for 8 years. I have brought this bill to the floor many times in an effort to see it passed for Sarah, for her family and for others who are in this similar situation. So I would hope that we would be able to pass it today. I know that I will again, in the future, be bringing this bill to the floor. As my colleague pointed out, we do--we do--appreciate the fact that there is crime all across the United States. And for those who are impacted by that crime, we do wish that they had not had to go through that crime. But the fact of the matter is, there is a difference between American citizens who are committing crimes and illegal immigrants who are committing crimes against American citizens. The difference is that many times those illegal immigrants whom, in my bill, I am asking ICE to detain so that they can go to their hearings--I am asking ICE to detain them--not voluntarily detain, maybe have someone release them early, but they will be detained to face justice. Many times those illegal immigrants are operating under assumed names, under assumed Social Security numbers. We don't know their true identities. Many times they don't have roots in communities.…”