Political Quotes

“Madam President, today I want to speak to the issue of our southern border because I think it is a really important and relevant issue with respect to the national security package that we are considering or that we will be, I think, at some point, considering here in the Senate that deals with many of the national security crises we face around the world. And as I think about this issue, I am always reminded that as a one- generation-removed-from-immigrant individual in this country--my grandfather came here back in 1906--I am reminded that we are a nation of immigrants. We have had, throughout our history, a welcoming culture in this country. We are a country that is made up of people from all over the world, and I am representative of that, as I said, one generation removed. It is also important to remember that we are a nation of laws, first and foremost. Ronald Reagan once said: A nation without borders is not a nation. I have heard it paraphrased that a nation that can't control its borders can't control its destiny. And I believe that to be true. I think what we have right now at our southern border is a situation that has just run amok. It really has. You cannot defend what is happening at our southern border if you believe we are a nation of laws or, for that matter, if you believe we are a nation of immigrants because you have to have a legal way to get into this country. All countries do that, and the United States, as I said, is a very welcoming nation.…”