Political Quotes

“Mr. President, 10,109--the number of people who were apprehended trying to come across the border illegally yesterday. Those are the people who were caught. That doesn't count the people who got away and who Customs and Border Patrol know got away. Then there are all the unknown ``got-aways.'' But over 10,000 people in a single day were apprehended trying to come across our southern border illegally. To annualize that, again, you are talking 3\1/2\ to 4 million people a year. Four million people is larger than 24 States in the United States of America. That is the dimension of the problem that we are talking about and that we are trying to get the White House and the Democrats here in the Senate to focus on and address. I don't think it is a surprise that Democrats aren't interested in making the illegal immigration crisis at our southern border a priority. After all, the President and Democrats have spent almost 3 years now ignoring, minimizing, or actively abetting this crisis. But over the past few days, we have had a chance to see the true depth of their animosity to border security, because it has become increasingly clear that the Democrats are so opposed to serious border security measures that they are willing to sacrifice aid to Ukraine and other allies, including Israel, in order to keep the border open. That is right. The Democrats are holding up an aid package for our allies because they are not willing to take meaningful steps to secure our border.…”