Political Quotes

“I came out today to address the issue that is top of mind for so many Americans: Immigration. We find ourselves at this existential moment on the issue. As a Nation of immigrants, where nearly every single one of us has our own immigration story to tell, we know in our bones that our immigration system is broken. It is not working for, literally, anyone. When I say ``anyone,'' I mean, everyone. It is not working for our businesses, who desperately need vetted immigrant labor. It is not working for the immigrants who are walking a thousand miles in some cases to cross our border. It is not working for our border agents and for our customs and border folks who are trying to manage an astounding number of people coming over the border. It is not working for our communities who are having people bused to them. It is not working for the strain on those cities and the services. It is not working for anyone. We can say with clarity and certainty that immigration system in a Nation of immigrants is broken, and there is blame enough to go around. Democrats, Republicans, multiple White Houses, multiple administrations, Congress plays a big part in this, Washington departments and agencies over many, many years have used this issue to play politics rather than actually doing anything about it. Finally, as you can see from the speeches here tonight, there is agreement that we have a problem, right?…”