Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I applaud Congressman Van Drew and his leadership on this issue and am proud to support his legislation to detain illegal immigrants who assault law enforcement. My amendment is really straightforward and I believe in line with the goals of the underlying bill. My amendment simply ensures that campus police officers and school resource officers are considered law enforcement officers for the purpose of the bill's provisions. In light of the increase in violent protests on college campuses, it is especially important that we show these brave campus police officers that we have their back. Under President Biden's watch, nearly 4.7 million illegals have been released, and more than 1.8 million known illegal alien got-aways have escaped into the United States. In South Carolina alone, we have over 175,000 illegal aliens in my home State. These include dangerous individuals who violate our laws and then assault the law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to protect our communities. It is imperative that we fight back against the Biden administration's radical open-borders policy by mandating immigration detention for illegal aliens who assault law enforcement officers. I urge my colleagues to support my amendment to explicitly ensure that our hardworking campus police officers and resource officers are afforded the same protections as other law enforcement officers under this legislation. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.”