Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the open border policies of the Biden administration, which have created the worst border crisis in recent memory. After the surge in 2019, the Trump administration built the wall system to secure our border, ended ``catch and release,'' and, most importantly, actually enforced our Nations' laws, making it harder and less desirable to come to our country illegally. And it worked. Illegal border crossings fell to record lows. Unfortunately, on his first day in office, in an act of spiteful partisanship, President Biden undid all of that with the stroke of a pen. The results are clear and disturbing. February border apprehensions were tripled what they were last year under President Trump, with a number of accompanied children in custody already shattering a record. This truly is a humanitarian crisis of our time. On the treacherous trip to our country, illegal aliens are subject to abuse, rape, gang violence, and harsh weather and terrain. Once they arrive, often they are forced into sex slavery or indentured servitude to pay off their debts to coyotes or the cartel. Open borders and amnesty are not compassionate. They are heartless. The level of human suffering taking place on the border due to President Biden's policies is truly tragic. The result of these policies was completely predictable.…”