Political Quotes

“I am not opposed to fences and vehicle barriers. They are included in the bill. It is our understanding there are some places where fencing can be effective to stop illegal immigration into America. But what we have here has become a symbol for the rightwing in American politics: the symbol of a fence, a fence between America and Mexico. If you have been a student of politics for a few minutes or a few days, you will know where this is going to end. This proposal by Senator Sessions would construct a fence of about 370 miles in length. The House Republicans want to build a fence that is 2,000 miles long. So what will likely happen, should this amendment pass the Senate and go to conference, is we will split the difference, and we will end up with a fence that is over 1,000 miles long on America's southern border. And perhaps, as Senator Kennedy has suggested, it will be the downpayment for a fence that would stretch for 2,000 miles. They have come down from their original request of a 700- or 800-mile fence. That was going to be the first thing asked for, when somebody suggested that would be a fence the distance of which could stretch from the Washington Monument to the Sears Tower in Chicago. That is the distance we are talking about--700 or 800 miles--but that could be the ultimate result here. The obvious question we have to ask ourselves--I think two questions--No. 1, will it work? If you build a fence like this, will it work?…”