Political Quotes

“You mentioned the folks that are coming from Mexico. I was recently down at the King Ranch in Texas, which is eastern Texas--830 acres, a larger ranch than the whole State of Rhode Island. They own their own security force, Mr. King. I was talking with the security force about the illegals that are coming into this country that travel. They traverse the King Ranch. One thing he said, a term that he used, was OTM. I had to ask him what that was. And he said, Other than Mexicans. And I said, Well, I thought that was a little bit harsh. And he said, Well, what that means is they're not Mexican, they're not Honduran, they're not Nicaraguan, they're not Guatemalan. They are African, Middle Eastern, and Asian. And I said, you're kidding me? He said, No. He said, Congressman, we have apprehended folks that were Middle Eastern that didn't speak Spanish or English, that spoke Farsi--Africans or Orientals or Asians that were here that have come across. And it took me aback, because I started to think, well, I know that the Latin Americans, the Hispanics that are coming, are generally coming for work to provide for their families. I've been to Guatemala; I've been to Mexico. I understand that desire to come to America and chase that American Dream that I'm living today and try to make a reality and future for your children. But these were people other than that.…”