Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I certainly greatly appreciate the Senator from Delaware's remarks, and I agree with him on so many things he talked about. I agree that we are a land of opportunity and that we should help those in need. You know, personally, I have led humanitarian medical mission trips around the world. The United States spends $80 billion a year through the USAID programs, Food for Peace, and polio vaccinations. We promote economic trade. I am afraid my friends across the aisle see this as an immigration issue. If we open up the gates, 158 million people worldwide would like to come into the country right now, to come into our country--158 million people. That is according to a 2018 Gallup poll. There are 158 million people from around the world who would flood our gates right now if given the opportunity. I have always supported legal immigration--legal immigration--but I see this today totally as a national security issue. That is what I am afraid of. That is what I am concerned about when the FBI Director says all the lights are blinking. When we see 100,000 people--Americans, young Americans mostly--dying from fentanyl poisoning every year; when we have 1.7 million ``got-aways,'' where we don't know who they are or where they are--hundreds of known terrorists, aliens of interest, tens of thousands of aliens of interest--this is a national security issue to us. Secretary Mayorkas took an oath.…”