Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I appreciate this bill coming to the floor. I hear this discussion, and it seems to me there is a consistent theme that the people on the other side of the aisle are opposed to bringing leverage to political subdivisions to bring about law enforcement. They assert that nothing in this bill could have prevented the tragic murder of Kate Steinle. I would suggest that if we had no sanctuary jurisdictions in America, there is a lot greater chance that his deportation would have stuck; and if we had a President of the United States who worked to get our law enforcement officers to coordinate at each level of our political subdivisions rather than litigate when they do mirror Federal law, likely we would have had a chance to prevent not only her tragic death but that of thousands and thousands of others. I support this bill. It is encompassed within an amendment that I brought to the floor here on June 3 that passed with 227 votes. I congratulate Duncan Hunter for his persistence on this legislation that is 6 years long. I am grateful to be working on an immigration issue with the second generation of Hunters.…”