Political Quotes

“Americans are alarmed by the unsafe and unhealthy situation along the Southwest border. A caravan of thousands and thousands of Central Americans has made its way through Mexico to camp just on the other side of the border fence in Texas. Now, my heart, Mr. Speaker, goes out to these people, but we cannot let them be allowed to overwhelm our border and to enter our country illegally. These individuals, Mr. Speaker, have been offered asylum and work permits by Mexico, but they have refused. Homeland Security has confirmed that 600 known criminals are among those in the encampment, and beyond that, we simply do not know, Mr. Speaker, who these people are. This dangerous situation is going to get only worse, unless it is addressed. That is why, Mr. Speaker, I have connected with almost every one of our 235 Republican Members in the House, asking them to join me to solve this national security and immigration problem. There is overwhelming support, Mr. Speaker, to do so, and I will bring this up tomorrow at conference, along with lots of other Republicans. The primary responsibility of Congress is to protect our families, Mr. Speaker. This is our last chance as Republicans in the majority to fix this mess. Otherwise, next year, the Democrat majority has signaled they will push for open borders and amnesty legislation. This is our last chance as Republicans in the majority to get this right. ____________________”