Political Quotes

“Mr. President, 7,633,650, that is the number of migrant encounters at our southern border since President Biden took office-- 7,633,650. The situation at our southern border is out of control. We have had three--three now--successive years of recordbreaking illegal immigration under President Biden, and we are on track for a fourth. There have been more than 1.3 million migrant encounters at our southern border since October 1 of last year, which was the start of this fiscal year. That is 1.3 million, just since October 1 of last year. And that number just refers to individuals who are actually apprehended. There have been almost 150,000 known ``got-aways'' so far this fiscal year, and those are individuals the Border Patrol saw but were unable to apprehend. Often, we see migrants turning themselves in to authorities, so it is especially concerning to know that so many individuals have purposely evaded interdiction. And of course, we don't know how many unknown ``got-aways'' there have been. U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens, in a March interview with CBS News, said the number of known ``got-aways'' is keeping him up at night. That is ``a national security threat,'' he noted. That is a quote. ``Border security is a big piece of national security,'' he goes on to say.…”